As She Likes It

<p><em>As She Likes It</em> is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies.<br> Unique amongst both Shakespearian and feminist studies, <em>As She Likes It</em> asks how gender politics affects the production to the comedies, and how gender is represented, both in the text and on the stage. Penny Gay takes a fascinating look at the way <em>Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It</em> and <em>Measure for Measure</em> have been staged over the last half a century, when perceptions of gender roles have undergone massive changes. She also interrogates, rigorously but thoughtfully, the relationship between a male theatrical establishment and a burgeoning feminist approach to performance.<br> As illuminating for practitioners as it will be enjoyable and useful for students, <em>As She Likes It</em> will be critical reading for anyone interested in women's experience of theatre.</p> Plates, Preface, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, 1 TWELFTH NIGHT, 2 AS YOU LIKE IT, 3 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, 4 MEASURE FOR MEASURE, 5 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index