{"product_id":"players-of-shakespeare-5-paperback-9780521676984","title":"Players of Shakespeare 5 (Paperback) 9780521676984","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlayers of Shakespeare 5\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe fifth volume in this popular series of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.\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\"\u003e9780521676984, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages, 24 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.4 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'The best efforts in this series are first rate.' Contemporary Review\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 fifth volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre on their interpretations of major Shakespearian roles. The twelve essays discuss fourteen roles in twelve different productions between 1999 and 2002. The productions covered include three plays not featured before in the series: The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Antony and Cleopatra. The contributors are Philip Voss, Ian Hughes, Aidan McArdle, Zoë Waites, Matilda Ziegler, Alexandra Gilbreath, Antony Sher, David Tennant, Michael Pennington, Simon Russell Beale, Richard McCabe, Frances de la Tour and the late Nigel Hawthorne. The title roles in three of the major tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth - are covered and there is also an essay on Iago in Othello. 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\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Robert Smallwood\u003cbr\u003e Prospero in The Tempest Philip Voss\u003cbr\u003e Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors Ian Hughes\u003cbr\u003e Puck (and Philostrate) in A Midsummer Night's Dream Aidan McArdle\u003cbr\u003e Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night Zoë Waites and Matilda Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e Hermione in The Winter's Tale Alexandra Gilbreath\u003cbr\u003e Leontes in The Winter's Tale, and Macbeth Antony Sher\u003cbr\u003e Romeo in Romeo and Juliet David Tennant\u003cbr\u003e Timon of Athens Michael Pennington\u003cbr\u003e Hamlet Simon Russell Beale\u003cbr\u003e King Lear Nigel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e Iago in Othello Richard McCabe\u003cbr\u003e Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra Frances de la Tour.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\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":46004085981464,"sku":"9780521676984","price":33.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521676984i_f47d7f9d-3e2d-4ec0-baac-1d4866f33e40.jpg?v=1691379928","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/players-of-shakespeare-5-paperback-9780521676984","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}