The Shakespearean Stage, 1574-1642

This is the only authoritative, one-volume book that describes all the main features of the original staging of Shakespearean drama: the acting companies and their acting styles, the playhouses, the staging and the audiences. For twenty years it has been hailed as not only the most reliable but the liveliest overview of Shakespearean theatre available to students. For this third edition Professor Gurr has made substantial revisions, incorporating many new discoveries, such as those of archaeologists at the sites of the Rose and the Globe.Andrew Gurr is the author of 'The Shakespearean Stage, 1574-1642', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521422406 and ISBN 052142240X.