Orson Welles on Shakespeare
Subtitle: the W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre playscripts
By: edited with an introduction by Richard France.
Contributors: France, Richard, 1938-; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Welles, Orson, 1915-.
Series: Contributions in drama and theatre studies,; no. 30
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations; Welles, Orson, 1915- -- Criticism and interpretation; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- 1800-1950; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York (State) -- New York; United States. Works Progress Administration; Mercury Theatre on the air (Radio program); Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-297).
Includes adaptations of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Julius Caesar, and Welles's Five kings, adapted from Shakespeare and based on Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland.