Players of Shakespeare 3
Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company

This is the third volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Russell Jackson (Edited by), Robert Smallwood (Edited by)

9780521477345, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 8 September 1994

240 pages, 28 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg

'... one of the best sources of practical Shakespearean criticism this century.' The Observer

This is the third volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Thirteen actors describe the Shakespearian roles they played in productions between 1987 and 1991. The contributors are Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale, Brian Cox, Gregory Doran, Penny Downie, Ralph Fiennes, Deborah Findlay, Philip Franks, Anton Lesser, Maggie Steed, Sophie Thompson, Harriet Walter and Nicholas Woodeson. The plays covered include Hamlet, Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure and important theatrical rarities such as Cymbeline, Titus Andronicus, King John and the Henry VI plays in the Royal Shakespeare Company's highly successful adaptation retitled The Plantagenets. A brief biographical note is provided for each of the contributors.

List of illustrations
Preface
Introduction Robert Smallwood
The Duke in Measure for Measure Roger Allam
Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing Maggie Steed
Portia in The Merchant of Venice Deborah Findlay
Solanio in The Merchant of Venice Gregory Doran
Rosalind (and Celia) in As You Like It Sophie Thompson
King John Nicholas Woodeson
King Henry VI Ralph Fiennes
Queen Margaret in Henry VI and Richard III Penny Downie
Richard of Gloucester in Henry VI and Richard III Anton Lesser
Thersites in Troilus and Cressida Simon Russell Beale
Titus Andronicus Brian Cox
Hamlet Philip Franks
Imogen in Cymbeline Harriet Walter
Production credits.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS]