A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance 1970-1990 Volume 2, USA and Canada

by Goodland, Katharine; O'Connor, John

• ISBN13: 9780230546776
• ISBN10: 0230546773
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The first, in a 2-series set of books focusing on North America, this book offers detailed listings of all the major Shakespeare plays on stage and screen. Exploring each of the play's performance history, and including reviews and useful information about staging, it provides an engaging reference guide for acadeamics and students alike.

Author Biography

KATHARINE GOODLAND is Assistant Professor of English at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island, USA, where she teaches courses in medieval and early modern culture and early drama, including Shakespeare. She is on the editorial board of the Shakespeare Bulletin and the Executive Board of the Columbia Shakespeare Seminar. She is the author of Female Mourning and Tragedy in Medieval and Renaissance English Drama (Ashgate, 2006). Her articles have appeared in Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England, The Journal of Literature and the Arts, and Shakespeare Bulletin.

JOHN O'CONNOR is a freelance writer and part-time lecturer for the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education, UK. He is the editor of the new Longman Shakespeare series and author of the Cambridge University Press Language of Media and the Moving Image student and teacher books.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Brief Overview of Performances on Stage and Screen
A-Z Entries Organized Chronologically by Title
Bibliography
Indexes of Theatres, Film Companies, Productions, Actors, Directors, Producers, Composers, Designers and Film Distributors