Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

doi:10.1017/9781316564011

Romeo and Juliet is not only one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays, it is one of the most popular stories in the world. Yet while the play has rarely been off the stage, it has undergone radical transformations in performance. It has been abridged, rewritten, given a happy ending, reset in other times and places, and adapted into other media. While retaining its appeal as a definitive love story, Romeo and Juliet has been a dynamic and unstable performance text, endlessly reinvented to suit differing cultural needs. This edition provides a detailed, thorough and readable account of the play in production. The introduction examines shifts in interpretation, textual adaptations and staging innovations over four centuries of theatrical production. The commentary gives detailed examples of how different performers, from Henry Irving and Ellen Terry to Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, have brought life and death to Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.

‘I cannot recommend too highly the whole series to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.’

Robert Tanitch Source: What's on in London

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Shakespeare in Production
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Shakespeare in Production - Series page
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Romeo and Juliet - Title page
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Illustrations
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Series Editors’ Preface
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Productions
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Introduction
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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The Prologue
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Act 1
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Act 3
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