Edward Gordon Craig Bibliography

Bablet, Denis. Edward Gordon Craig. Trans. Daphne Woodward. (NY: Theatre Arts Books), 1966.

Craig, Edward A.. Gordon Craig: The Story of His Life. (NY: Alfred A. Knopf), 1968.

Craig, Edward Gordon. Index to the Story of My Days. (London: Hulton Press), 1957.

Craig, Edward Gordon. On the Art of the Theatre. (London), 1911 Includes essays The Art of the Theatre; First and Second Dialogues and The Actor and the Ubermarionette

Craig, Edward Gordon. Scene. (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 1923.

Craig, Edward Gordon. The Art of the Theatre. (London), 1905.

Craig, Edward Gordon. The Theatre Advancing. (Boston), 1919

Craig, Edward Gordon. Towards a New Theatre. (London), 1913.

Eynat-Confino, Irène. Beyond the Mask: Gordon Craig, Movement, and the Actor. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP), 1987.

Holroyd, Michael. A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their Remarkable Families (Chatto & Windus), 2008.

Innes, Christopher. Edward Gordon Craig. (Cambridge & NY: Cambridge University Press), 1983.

Leeper, Janet. Edward Gordon Craig: Designs for the Theatre. (Middlesex: Penguin), 1948.

Marotti, Ferruccio. Gordon Craig. (Bologna: Cappelli), 1961.

Senelick, Laurence. Gordon Craig's Moscow Hamlet: A Reconstruction. (Greenwood), 1982.

Walton, J.M. Craig on Theatre. (Methuen), 1983. Edward Henry Gordon Craig (1872-1966) was an English actor, director, scenic designer, and theorist noted for his modernist and symbolist approach to theatre design. Edward Craig (born Edward Godwin) was the illegitimate son of Shakespearian actress Dame Ellen Terry and architect William Godwin. Craig began his career in theater in 1889 as an actor in the company of Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre in London, before quitting the limelight to pursue stage design in 1895. Some of Craig’s most notable works include Acis and Galatea (1902), Henrik Ibsen’s The Vikings at Helgeland (1903), and Konstantin Stanislavski’s production of Hamlet at the Moscow Art Theatre (1911-12). 1896 sketch for Hamlet. Cardboard cut-out figures of King and Queen in Hamlet. Edward Gordon Craig, born in Stevenage in 1872, was one of the most radical and influential forces on the stages of the world. His productions across Europe, inspirational designs and prolific writings defined him as a leading moderniser of 20th century theatre. Craig's visions have invigorated generations of theatre-makers and continue to resonate and inspire today. Explore his life and work with our interactive timeline and view our extensive media sections featuring newly available digitisations of Craig's designs and interpretive videos. We've also created a free educational resource pack on Edward Gordon Craig for teachers of Key Stage 5 (16-18 years) drama and theatre studies courses. This is "Edward Gordon Craig" by Joseph Carter on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Privacy Preference Center. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Edward Henry Gordon Craig CH OBE (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings. Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry. The Gordon Craig Theatre, built in Stevenage (the town of his birth), was named in his honour in 1975.