Full Description
From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a definitive, fresh new look at Shakespeare's most compelling villain. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Richard III in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with an actor, a director and a designer - Simon Russell Beale, Bill Alexander and Tom Piper - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
Contents
Introduction to the Play
Introduction tothe Text
Key Facts
The Tragedy of Richard the Third
Textual Notes
Quarto passages that do not appear in the Folio
Scene-by-scene Analysis
Richard III in Performance: the RSC and Beyond
Four Centuries of Richard III: An Overview
At the Royal Shakespeare Company
Actor, Director and Designer: interviews with Simon Russell Beale, Bill Alexander and Tom Piper
Richard and Tyranny: reflections by Richard Eyre
Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre
Shakespeare's Works: a Chronology
Further Reading and Viewing
Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
