Shakespeare wrote for a theater in which the audience was understood to be, and at times invited to be, active and participatory. How have Shakespeare’s audie

First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This study grows out of the intersection of two realms of scholarly investigation - the emerging public sphere in early modern England and the history of the bo

Shakespeare: Actors and Audiences brings together the voices of those who make productions of Shakespeare come to life. It shines a spotlight on the relationshi

This book, first published in 1985, explores the consciousness and the experience of Shakespeare’s audience. First describing the stage’s physical impact, R