Shakespeare's Theatre

<p>Reviews of the First Edition<br><strong>`...valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays.'</strong><br><strong>Following in the patternestablished by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays <em>Twelfth Night, Hamlet</em></strong> and <em>Macbeth</em> as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style.' TLS<br><strong>'`...the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated form the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on <em>Hamlet</em></strong> that is a model of Critical intelligence and theatrical invention.' Yearbook of English Studies<br><strong>`Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion.'</strong> Review of English Studies</p> Part 1 The Company; Chapter 1 The Lord Chamberlain’s Servants; Chapter 2 Balancing the Books; Chapter 3 ::; Chapter 4 The Globe Plays; Part 2 The Plays; Chapter 5 Twelfth Night and Playhouse Practice; Chapter 6 Hamlet and The Actor in Shakespeare’s Theatre; Chapter 7 Macbeth from the Tiring House; Chapter 8 Two Playhouses;