WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (P/B)

FROM THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY - A FRESH NEW EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S MOST LOVED COMEDY. THIS BOOK INCLUDES * AN INTRODUCTION TO A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM BY AWARD-WINNING SCHOLAR JONATHAN BATE * THE PLAY - WITH CLEAR EXPLANATORY NOTES ON EACH PAGE * A SCENE-BY-SCENE ANALYSIS * AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE'S CAREER AND THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE * A RICH EXPLORATION OF APPROACHES TO STAGING THE PLAY THE MOST ENJOYABLE WAY TO UNDERSTAND A SHAKESPEARE PLAY IS TO SEE IT OR PARTICIPATE IN IT. THIS BOOK PRESENTS A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN PERFORMANCE, RECOMMENDS FILM VERSIONS, TAKES A DETAILED LOOK AT SPECIFIC PRODUCTIONS AND INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH THREE LEADING DIRECTORS - MICHAEL BOYD, GREGORY DORAN AND TIM SUPPLE - SO THAT WE MAY GET A SENSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY VARIETY OF INTERPRETATIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE - A VARIETY THAT GIVES SHAKESPEARE HIS UNIQUE CAPACITY TO BE REINVENTED AND MADE 'OUR CONTEMPORARY' FOUR CENTURIES AFTER HIS DEATH. WWW.RSCSHAKESP