Performing Early Modern Drama Beyond Shakespeare - Edward''s Boys

The first in-depth study of the present-day all-boy company, Edward's Boys, who are based at King Edward VI School ('Shakespeare's School') in Stratford-upon-Avon. Since 2005, the company has produced a wide array of early modern plays, providing the most substantial repertory of early modern drama available for examination by scholars.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. From Prosthetics to Practice: Forming a Company; 2. 'Making the Script Work': The Actors and the Text; 3. The Text on its Feet: Encountering the Past, Embodying the Present; 4. 'More of a Sports Team than a Theatre Company': The Ensemble in Performance; Conclusion; Appendix: Edward's Boys Productions, 2005-20.

Summary

The first in-depth study of the present-day all-boy company, Edward's Boys, who are based at King Edward VI School ('Shakespeare's School') in Stratford-upon-Avon. Since 2005, the company has produced a wide array of early modern plays, providing the most substantial repertory of early modern drama available for examination by scholars.

Product details

• Authors: Harry McCarthy, Harry (University of Exeter) Mccarthy, Harry R McCarthy, Harry R. McCarthy, Harry R. (Jesus College Mccarthy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781108810234
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81023-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Shakespeare Perfor; Elements in Shakespeare Performance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literature: history and criticism, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean