This fresh edition of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies offers new insights into the play on the page and in performance, offering interviews withdirectors Nicholas Hytner and Marianne Elliott and actress Harriet Walter alongside student-friendly scene-by-scene analysis and a new introduction from Jonathan Bate. INDICE: Introduction - About the Text - Key Facts - Much Ado About Nothing- Textual Notes - Scene-by-scene Analysis - Much Ado in Performance : The RSCand Beyond - Four Centuries of Much Ado : An Overview - At the RSC - The Director's Cut: Interviews with Marianne Elliott and Nicholas Hytner - Harriet Walter on Playing Beatrice - Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre - Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology - Further Reading and Viewing - References - Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23210-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés