<P>Who were the giants of the twentieth-century stage, and exactly how did they influence modern theatre?</P>
<P>Robert Leach's <EM>Makers of Modern Theatre</EM> is the first detailed introduction to the work of the key theatre-makers who shaped the drama of the last century: Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud.</P>
<P>Leach focuses on the major issues which relate to their dominance of theatre history:</P>
<P>*What was significant in their life and times?<BR>*What is their main legacy?<BR>*What were their dramatic philosophies and practices?<BR>*How have their ideas been adapted since their deaths?<BR>*What are the current critical perspectives on their work?</P>
<P>Never before has so much essential information on the making of twentieth-century theatre been compiled in one brilliantly concise, beautifully illustrated book. This is a genuinely insightful volume by one of the foremost theatre historians of our age.</P>