Shakespeare
This section contains books about Shakespeare and his work. For plays by Shakespeare, see Shakespeare & Contemporaries and the Shakespeare Folios series.
Harriet Walter on Imogen
Performing Shakespeare
Harriet Walter discusses playing Imogen in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
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.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2
Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles
Twelve 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£11.99Brutus and Other Heroines
Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women
Award-winning actress Harriet Walter shares insights gleaned from her vast experience of performing some of Shakespeare's most famous roles - both male and female.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Year 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
A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide
An intensely practical account of how A Midsummer Night's Dream actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.
- Ebook
£9.99£7.99
Playing Lear
An insider's guide from text to performance
A unique insight into Shakespeare's most monumentally complex character - and the play that bears his name - from a highly respected actor and former academic.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
Directing Shakespeare
Matthew Dunster on Troilus and Cressida; Natalie Abrahami on A Midsummer Night's Dream
By Russ HopeFollow acclaimed theatre directors Matthew Dunster and Natalie Abrahami throughout preparation and rehearsals for their respective Shakespeare productions of Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare's Globe, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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£3.99£3.19
Year 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
The Quality of Mercy
Reflections on Shakespeare
By Peter BrookOne of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Shakespeare in 100 Objects
Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Edited by Janet BirkettA fascinating selection of one hundred objects, each illustrated in full colour and accompanied by a compact essay, chosen by the Victoria and Albert Museum's curators for the insight they afford into the world of Shakespeare and his plays.
- Paperback
£19.99£15.99
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£10.39Adrian Lester on Henry V
Performing Shakespeare
By Adrian Lester and Julian CurryAdrian Lester discusses playing Henry V. Taken from Shakespeare on Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Brian Cox on Titus Andronicus
Performing Shakespeare
By Brian Cox and Julian CurryBrian Cox discusses playing Titus Andronicus, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Derek Jacobi on Malvolio
Performing Shakespeare
By Derek Jacobi and Julian CurryDerek Jacobi discusses playing Malvolio, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Helen Mirren on Cleopatra
Performing Shakespeare
By Helen Mirren and Julian CurryHelen Mirren discusses playing Cleopatra, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Ian McKellen on Macbeth
Performing Shakespeare
By Ian McKellen and Julian CurryIan McKellen discusses playing Macbeth, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Judi Dench on Juliet
Performing Shakespeare
By Judi Dench and Julian CurryJudi Dench discusses playing Juliet, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
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