Nick Hern Books

Shakespeare

This section contains books about Shakespeare and his work. For plays by Shakespeare, see Shakespeare & Contemporaries and the Shakespeare Folios series.

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Directing Shakespeare

Directing Shakespeare

Matthew Dunster on Troilus and Cressida; Natalie Abrahami on A Midsummer Night's Dream

By Russ Hope

Follow 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.

Preface to Romeo and Juliet

Preface to Romeo and Juliet

By Harley Granville Barker

The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

Preface to Love's Labour's Lost

Preface to Love's Labour's Lost

By Harley Granville Barker

The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to Julius Caesar

Preface to Julius Caesar

By Harley Granville Barker

The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to King Lear

Preface to King Lear

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to Macbeth

Preface to Macbeth

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to Othello

Preface to Othello

By Harley Granville Barker

The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to Coriolanus

Preface to Coriolanus

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Playing Lear

Playing Lear

An insider's guide from text to performance

By Oliver Ford Davies

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.

The Quality of Mercy

The Quality of Mercy

Reflections on Shakespeare

By Peter Brook

One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.

Twelfth Night: A User's Guide

Twelfth Night: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of the way Twelfth Night actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of how A Midsummer Night's Dream actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

Preface to The Merchant of Venice

Preface to The Merchant of Venice

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

Shakespeare on Theatre

Shakespeare on Theatre

By William Shakespeare Compiled by Nick de Somogyi

A unique collection of Shakespeare's every reflection on the theatre, offering fascinating insights into the man, his work, and the world of the Jacobean stage.

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Year of the Fat Knight

Year of the Fat Knight (hardback edition)

The Falstaff Diaries

By Antony Sher

Antony 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.

Year of the Fat Knight

Year of the Fat Knight

The Falstaff Diaries

By Antony Sher

Antony 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.

Evoking (and forgetting!) Shakespeare

Evoking (and forgetting!) Shakespeare

By Peter Brook

Renowned theatre director Peter Brook on the essential questions facing anyone performing Shakespeare today.

Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale & Twelfth Night

Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale & Twelfth Night

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Hamlet: A User's Guide

Hamlet: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of the way Hamlet actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

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Preface to Antony and Cleopatra

Preface to Antony and Cleopatra

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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Preface to Cymbeline

Preface to Cymbeline

By Harley Granville Barker

Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time.

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Performing Shakespeare

Performing Shakespeare

Preparation, Rehearsal, Performance

By Oliver Ford Davies

An authoritative, hands-on guide through the practical challenges involved in performing Shakespeare.

Sweet William: A User's Guide to Shakespeare

Sweet William: A User's Guide to Shakespeare

By Michael Pennington

An exploration of Shakespeare's life and work by a leading actor who has spent twenty thousand hours working on the plays.

Brutus and Other Heroines

Brutus and Other Heroines

Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women

By Harriet Walter

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.