I forgot exactly why I got this book years ago, perhaps some class I flirted with taking or whatever, but if you are a theater student or considering working with the stage, there's a lot in this thin volume for you to think about. Mr Brook says much about the different approaches to theater and how the space plays a part in staging, dialogue delivery, even if traditional interpretation or more experimental would work best. Doesn't make it a book on stage direction, but rather one about the impact certain views regarding theater have on productions, players, and the audience. Not really what I was looking for myself, but much there for others.