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Margaret Webster (Nueva York, 15 de marzo de 1905 –Sydenham, Londres, 3 de noviembre de 1972) [1] fue una actriz, productora y directora de teatro estadounidense-británica. El crítico George Jean Nathan la describió como "la mejor directora de obras de Shakespeare que tenemos".
Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have." [1]
In the 1940s, Margaret Webster directed Paul Robeson, the first American black man to play the role of Othello on Broadway. Her production went on to be the longest running Shakespeare play in history. Many considered her the best Shakespeare director.
In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did.
In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did.
- Milly S. Barranger
- 2004
25 de oct. de 2005 · Margaret Webster's struggles and triumphs as a professional director in New York and London are not cited by theatre historians—especially feminist theatre historians—as often as they should be.
character actress and author of several books about the theater, Webster found. greatest fame directing plays and operas. The biography is mapped out like a play, cleverly divided into three acts and an epilogue. Act One (1905-1936) takes the reader through Webster's childhood into her early adulthood trying make a name for herself as an actress.
