A highly engaging text that approaches Shakespeare as a maker of theatre, as well as a writer of literature. Leading performance critics dismantle Shakespeare's texts, identifying theatrical cues in ways which develop understanding of the underlying theatricality of Shakespeare's plays and stimulate further performances.
Preface; B.Escolme & S.Hampton-Reeves
Textual Clues and Performance Choices; M.J.Kidnie
Openings; P.Holland
Entrances & Exits; R.Conkie
Endings; P.Prescott
Visual Scores; C.Carson
Props; F.Karim-Cooper
Talking Heads; C.Chillington Rutter
Costume; B.Escolme
Fighting; S.Hampton-Reeves
Audiences; S.Werner
Sound; P.A.Skantze
Silence; R.Shaughnessy
Afterword; J.R.Brown
Bibliography
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