{"product_id":"players-of-shakespeare-4-further-essays-in-shakespearean-performance-by-players-with-the-royal-shakespeare-company-paperback-9780521794169","title":"Players of Shakespeare 4; Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Paperback) 9780521794169","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlayers of Shakespeare 4\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1998 book is the fourth volume of essays by twelve actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Smallwood (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521794169, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 July 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 29 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.31 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' … excellent reading … The fluency and wit with which all of these actors discuss the texts they perform puts us professional academics to shame. The book is thoroughly to be recommended.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1998 book is the fourth volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Twelve actors describe the Shakespearian roles they played in productions between 1992 and 1997. The contributors are Christopher Luscombe, David Tennant, Michael Siberry, Richard McCabe, David Troughton, Susan Brown, Paul Jesson, Jane Lapotaire, Philip Voss, Julian Glover, John Nettles, and Derek Jacobi. The plays covered include The Merchant of Venice, Love's Labours Lost, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter's Tale, and Romeo and Juliet, among others. The essays divide equally among comedies, histories, and tragedies, with emphasis among the comedies on those notoriously difficult 'clown' roles. 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Robert Smallwood\u003cbr\u003e Lancelot Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice and Moth in Love's Labour's Lost Christopher Luscombe\u003cbr\u003e Touchstone in As You Like It David Tennant\u003cbr\u003e Petruccio in The Taming of the Shrew Michael Siberry\u003cbr\u003e Autolycus in The Winter's Tale Richard McCabe\u003cbr\u003e Richard III David Troughton\u003cbr\u003e Queen Elizabeth in Richard III Susan Brown\u003cbr\u003e Henry VIII Paul Jesson\u003cbr\u003e Queen Katherine in Henry VIII Jane Lapotaire\u003cbr\u003e Menenius in Coriolanus Philip Voss\u003cbr\u003e Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet Julian Glover\u003cbr\u003e Brutus in Julius Caesar John Nettles\u003cbr\u003e Macbeth Derek Jacobi\u003cbr\u003e Production credits.\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":46004700414232,"sku":"9780521794169","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521794169i_a6194ffc-b43a-4e72-abdd-c53234c49389.jpg?v=1691368107","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/players-of-shakespeare-4-further-essays-in-shakespearean-performance-by-players-with-the-royal-shakespeare-company-paperback-9780521794169","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}