Shakespeare
This section contains books about Shakespeare and his work. For plays by Shakespeare, see Shakespeare & Contemporaries and the Shakespeare Folios series.
Zoë Wanamaker on Beatrice
Performing Shakespeare
Zoë Wanamaker discusses playing Beatrice in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries
Antony Sher's account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles, Lear, in the 2016 Royal Shakespeare Company production. Winner of the 2019 Theatre Book Prize.
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£16.99£13.59There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£16.99£13.59Year of the King
By Antony SherA classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Year of the Fat Knight (hardback edition)
The Falstaff Diaries
By Antony SherAntony Sher’s fascinating, enlightening account – richly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters.
- Hardback
£10.99£8.79
Year of the Fat Knight
The Falstaff Diaries
By Antony SherAntony Sher’s fascinating, enlightening account – richly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters.
- Ebook
£10.99£8.79
What Country, Friends, Is This?: Directing Shakespeare with Young Performers
By Max HaflerA highly practical, comprehensive guide to exploring Shakespeare with young people – ideal for directors, youth theatre leaders, workshop facilitators and teachers.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Twelfth Night: A User's Guide
An intensely practical account of the way Twelfth Night actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.
- Ebook
£9.99£7.99
Tip of the Tongue
Reflections on Language and Meaning
By Peter BrookA wise, playful and deeply personal book by master theatre-maker Peter Brook.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Tim Pigott-Smith on Leontes
Performing Shakespeare
By Tim Pigott-Smith and Julian CurryTim Pigott-Smith discusses playing Leontes, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Thinking Shakespeare
A working guide for actors, directors, students… and anyone else interested in the Bard
Practical advice on how to make Shakespeare’s words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real, from a leading American director and teacher.
- Paperback£22.99
Sweet William: A User's Guide to Shakespeare
An exploration of Shakespeare's life and work by a leading actor who has spent twenty thousand hours working on the plays.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Speaking the Speech
An Actor's Guide to Shakespeare
By Giles Block Foreword by Mark RylanceAn invaluable book for actors and directors who want to improve their understanding of Shakespeare’s language in order to speak it better.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Simon Russell Beale on Cassius
Performing Shakespeare
By Simon Russell Beale and Julian CurrySimon Russell Beale discusses playing Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Shakespeare's Lost Play
In Search of Cardenio
A thrilling act of literary detection as Gregory Doran attempts to rediscover Shakespeare's lost play.
- Paperback
£14.99£11.99
Shakespeare on Theatre
By William Shakespeare Compiled by Nick de SomogyiA unique collection of Shakespeare's every reflection on the theatre, offering fascinating insights into the man, his work, and the world of the Jacobean stage.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Shakespeare on the Factory Floor
A Handbook for Actors, Directors and Designers
A passionate, illuminating exploration of Shakespeare's greatest plays and characters, from the director of the acclaimed theatre company Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2
Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles
By Julian Curry Foreword by Nicholas HytnerTwelve leading actors take us behind the scenes of landmark Shakespearean productions, each recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Shakespeare On Stage
Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles
By Julian CurryThirteen leading actors take us behind the scenes, each recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles.
- Paperback
£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99
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