A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture Book 31)

A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance provides a state-of-the-art engagement with the rapidly developing field of Shakespeare performance studies.

• Redraws the boundaries of Shakespeare performance studies.
• Considers performance in a range of media, including in print, in the classroom, in the theatre, in film, on television and video, in multimedia and digital forms.
• Introduces important terms and contemporary areas of enquiry in Shakespeare and performance.
• Raises questions about the dynamic interplay between Shakespearean writing and the practices of contemporary performance and performance studies.
• Written by an international group of major scholars, teachers, and professional theatre makers.