Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on stage and film. This edition provides the full text of the play as well as a thorough account of its production history, equally useful for the scholar, actor and director. The introduction examines major changes over four centuries of theatrical production. The commentary provides detailed examples of how different performers, from Henry Irving and Ellen Terry to Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, have brought life and death to Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.
- An edition of the play which emphasizes performance history
- Useful for scholars, actors and directors
- Includes both history of the plays and detailed commentary on actors' interpretations
Reviews & endorsements
'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London
Product details
May 2002Paperback
9780521667692
288 pages
236 × 159 × 23 mm
0.569kg
12 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Series editors' preface
- Editor's note
- List of abbreviations
- Select chronology of English-language performances
- Introduction
- Romeo and Juliet and commentary
- Index.