Shakespeare on Theatre
William Shakespeare
A unique collection of Shakespeare's every reflection on the theatre, offering fascinating insights into the man, his work, and the world of the Jacobean stage.
Shakespeare was a man of the theatre to his core, so it is no surprise that he repeatedly contemplated the nuts and bolts of his craft in his plays and poems.
Shakespeare scholar Nick de Somogyi here draws together all the cherishable set pieces – including ‘All the world’s a stage,’ Hamlet’s encounters with the Players, and Bottom’s amateur theatricals – along with many other oblique but no less revealing glances, ... Read more
De Somogyi’s informed commentary takes us through the entire process of a play’s theatrical production, from its casting and auditions, via rehearsals, costumes, and props, to its premiere and audience reception.
Shakespeare on Theatre eavesdrops on the urgently whispered noises-off in the ‘tiring-house’ and inhales the heady aroma of the Globe’s first audiences.
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Times Literary Supplement
'This remarkable little book... incredibly well-informed... nothing, it seems, is left out'
ReviewsGate.com
'This book is more than a collection of extended quotations. Somogyi's detailed, linking analysis and commentary turns it into quite an original book about Shakespeare's words, working method and contemporary context'
The Stage ... Read more