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Shakespeare's plays in performance / John Russell Brown.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Brown, John Russell
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Applause Books, ℗♭1993.
Edition:	New and rev.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. Theater.

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. The text and the actors. Verbal drama ; Acting ; Gestures and business ; Subtext ; Shakespearian actors ; Creating a role : Shylock ; Playing for laughs : the last plays ; Interplay
pt. 2. Action and the stage. Narrative and focus : Richard II ; Setting, grouping, movement and tempo : Hamlet ; Stage shows
pt. 3. The play and the audience. Plays in performance.