{"product_id":"players-of-shakespeare-2-further-essays-in-shakespearean-performance-by-players-with-the-royal-shakespeare-company-paperback-9780521389037","title":"Players of Shakespeare 2; Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Paperback) 9780521389037","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlayers of Shakespeare 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFurther Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRussell Jackson (Edited by), Robert Smallwood (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521389037, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 October 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 33 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.355 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'... there is not one among these essays which does not contain at least something of interest: a fresh insight into the meaning of a line, or a plausible explanation of hitherto inexplicable conduct on the part of a character'. Charles Osborne, The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the second volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company.  Fourteen actors describe the Shakespearean roles they played in productions between 1982 and 1987. The contributors are Roger Allam, Frances Barber, Kenneth Branagh, Niamh Cusack, Ben Kingsley, Ian McDiarmid, Daniel Massey, Edward Petherbridge, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Antony Sher, Juliet Stevenson, David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker. Each gives a unique insight into the preparation and performance of a major Shakespearean role and how a character is created through responding to Shakespeare's text, within the context of a particular director's conception and the environment established by the designer. A brief biographical note is provided for each of the contributors and an introduction places the essays in the context of the Stratford and London stages, and of the music and design for the particular productions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Russell Jackson\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Daniel Massey\u003cbr\u003e The Duke in Measure for Measure Edward Petherbridge\u003cbr\u003e Armado in Love's Labour's Lost Ian McDiarmid\u003cbr\u003e Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Fiona Shaw and Juliet Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e Celia and Rosalind in As You Like It Alan Rickman\u003cbr\u003e Jacques in As You Like It Zoe Wanamaker\u003cbr\u003e Viola in Twelfth Night Kenneth Branagh\u003cbr\u003e Henry V Roger Allam\u003cbr\u003e Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Niamh Cusack\u003cbr\u003e Juliet in Romeo and Juliet Frances Barber\u003cbr\u003e Ophelia in Hamlet Antony Sher\u003cbr\u003e The Fool in King Lear Ben Kingsley\u003cbr\u003e Othello David Suchet\u003cbr\u003e Iago in Othello\u003cbr\u003e Production credits\u003cbr\u003e Further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Shakespeare%20studies%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDSGS%5D%22\"\u003eDSGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001446453528,"sku":"9780521389037","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521389037i_01ffc013-92e3-4b0e-b305-537cc65f9179.jpg?v=1691376224","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/players-of-shakespeare-2-further-essays-in-shakespearean-performance-by-players-with-the-royal-shakespeare-company-paperback-9780521389037","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}