Overview

For almost forty years The Shakespearean Stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time.

Content and Features

It is the only authoritative book that describes all the main features of the original staging of Shakespearean drama in one volume: the acting companies and their practices, the playhouses, the staging and the audiences.

Revisions and Updates

Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition contains fresh materials about how specific plays by Shakespeare were first staged, and provides new information about the companies that staged them and their playhouses.

Recent Discoveries

The book incorporates everything that has been discovered in recent years about the early modern stage, including the archaeology of the Rose and the Globe.

Additional Resources

Also included is an invaluable appendix, listing all the plays known to have been performed at particular playhouses and by specific companies.