The Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642

A thoroughly revised 2009 edition of this most entertaining and authoritative overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time.

Andrew Gurr (Author)

9780521729666, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 March 2009

360 pages, 43 b/w illus.
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.57 kg

'The appearance of this fourth, revised edition will place new generations of enquiring readers in Andrew Gurr's debt. Gurr's command of many areas of early modern literary and theatrical scholarship ensures that his concise survey of Shakespeare's theatre remains unparalleled in the field.' John H. Astington, University of Toronto

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

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The companies
3. The players
4. The playhouses
5. The staging
6. The audiences
Appendix: a select list of plays and their playhouses.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS], Shakespeare plays [DDS], Theatre studies [AN]