Richard C Beacham

Biographic Data

ID1064645
NAMERichard C Beacham
GIVEN NAMESRichard C
FAMILY NAMEBeacham
SIGNATUREBEACHAM R C
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS66
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Living Theatre in the Ancient Roman House

    Open AccessRichard C Beacham, Richard Beacham et al.BOOKLiving Theatre in the Ancient…2023

    For the Romans, much of life was seen, expressed and experienced as a form of theatre. In their homes, patrons performed the lead, with a supporting cast of residents and visitors. This sumptuously illustrated book, the result of extensive interdisciplinary research, is the first to investigate, describe and show how ancient Roman houses and villas, in their décor, spaces, activities and function, could constitute highly-theatricalised environmen…

  • Concerning the Paradox of Paradata. Or, “I don’t want realism; I want magic!”

    Open AccessRichard C Beacham, Richard BeachamARTICLEVirtual Archaeology Review2011

    Traditional written historical investigation and analysis have from the beginning consisted of a sometimes unstable mixture of fact and conjecture, hard evidence and inspired imagination. To encourage 3-D modelling of cultural heritage artefacts to be taken seriously as historical scholarship this inevitable and ambiguous balance can be highlighted and to a significant degree documented and modulated by London Charter principles. This enhances th…

  • Playing Around with Plautus, or “How Can I be Expected to Act with All These People Looking at Me?”

    Open AccessRichard C Beacham, Richard BeachamCHAPTERGreek and Roman Drama2002

    There is a nicely surreal moment in Plautus’ play, Pseudolus (lines 613–15), when Pseudolus has disguised himself, and, as he confides in an aside to the audience, is setting out to trick another character, Harpax.1 Upon meeting the disguised Pseudolus, Harpax says in an aside to the audience, ‘This man is bad news!’ Pseudolus responds, also in an aside to the audience, ‘The gods are on my side! This guy’s a regular anvil on which I’ll hammer out…

  • The Roman Theatre and Its Audience

    Keith Sidwell, Richard C Beacham et al.ARTICLEClassics Ireland1998

  • The Roman Theatre and Its Audience

    Niall W Slater, Richard C Beacham et al.ARTICLEThe American Journal of Philology1994Cited by: 32

    Drawing on recent archaeological investigations, new scholarship and its author's own original research and staging experience, this book is the first extended English-language treatment of the Roman theatre to be published in several decades. With the aid of thirty-five black and white illustrations, a full bibliography and index, The Roman Theatre and its Audience provides an intriguing account for general readers and students, while presenting…

  • The Roman Theatre and Its Audience

    George W M Harrison, Richard C Beacham et al.ARTICLEThe Classical World1993Cited by: 5

  • The Roman Theatre and Its Audience

    Timothy Moore, Timothy J Moore et al.ARTICLETheatre Journal1992Cited by: 28

  • Adolphe Appia. Theatre Artist

    James Fisher, Richard C Beacham et al.ARTICLETheatre Journal1989

  • Adolphe Appia Theatre Artist

    Richard C Beacham, Richard BeachamARTICLELeonardo1988Cited by: 1