Playing Shakespeare
By: John Barton ; with a foreword by Trevor Nunn.
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780713687736
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The two traditions: Elizabethan and modern acting; title: Using the verse: heightened and naturalistic verse; title: Language and character: making the words one's own; title: Using the prose: why does Shakespeare use prose?; title: Set speeches and soliloquies: taking the audience with you; title: Using the sonnets: going over some old ground; title: Irony and ambiguity: text that isn't what it seems; title: Passion and coolness: a question of balance; title: Rehearsing the text: Orsino and Viola; title: Exploring a character: playing Shylock; title: Contemporary Shakespeare: a discussion; title: Poetry and hidden poetry: three kinds of failure.