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This volume focuses on the highly debated topic of theatrical translation; one brought on by a renewed interest in the idea of performance and translation as a cooperative effort on the part of the translator; the director; and the actors. Exploring the role and function of the translator as co-subject of the performance; it addresses current issues concerning the role of the translator for the stage; as opposed to the one for the editorial market; within a multifarious cultural context. The current debate has shown a growing tendency to downplay and challenge the notion of translational accuracy in favor of a recreational and post-dramatic attitude; underlying the role of the director and playwright instead. This book discusses the delicate balance between translating and directing from an intercultural; semiotic; aesthetic; and interlingual perspective; taking a critical stance on approaches that belittle translation for the theatre or equate it to an editorial practice focused on literality. Chapters emphasize the idea of dramatic translation as a particular and extremely challenging type of performance; while consistently exploring its various textual; intertextual; intertranslational; contextual; cultural; and intercultural facets. The notion of performance is applied to textual interpretation as performance; interlingual versus intersemiotic performance; and (inter)cultural performance in the adaptation of translated texts for the stage; providing a wide-ranging discussion from an international group of contributors; directors; and translators.