'I wish I had copies like this at Drama School. Essential notes on the language for those who will get up and speak it, not purely for those who will sit and study it. An incredibly useful tool with room on every page to make notes. Next time I'm in rehearsal on a Shakespeare play, I have no doubt that a copy from this series will be in my hand.' ADRIAN LESTER, Actor, Director and Writer Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students. Each edition offers: -Facing-page notes -Short, clear definitions of words -Easily accessible information about key textual variants -Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words -An easy to read layout -Space to write notes -A short introduction to the play

A unique annotated edition designed for use in the rehearsal room - for actors and directors.

About the Author
Katherine Steele Brokaw is Associate Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA and co-founder of Shakespeare in Yosemite. She has taught, written about, adapted, and acted in Shakespeare's plays in a number of venues across the USA and Europe

Reviews
This edition of the Scottish play includes accessible and informative introductory chapters which serve as helpful cross-references for actors, teachers and students when translating from page to stage. The series editor has taken great care to emphasise creative opportunities actors are afforded via variations in punctuation, lineation and metre. * National Drama *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350046788
Author William Shakespeare
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 362g