An accessible introduction to early English theatre, from the late medieval period to 1642.

The drama of the English Middle Ages is perennially popular with students and theatre audiences alike, and this is an updated edition of a book which has establ

Scenography – the manipulation and orchestration of the performance environment – is an increasingly popular and key area in performance studies. This book

Why did theatre audiences laugh in Shakespeare's day? Why do they still laugh now? What did Shakespeare do with the conventions of comedy that he inherited, so

This is an eloquent and accessible introduction to one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. This book provides biographical and contextual in