Richard III / William Shakespeare ; edited by Abigail Rokison-Woodall and Simon Russell Beale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Contributor:

Rokison-Woodall, Abigail, 1975- editor.

Beale, Simon Russell, editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Arden performance editions.

Arden performance editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485--Drama.

Richard.

Great Britain--History--Richard III, 1483-1485--Drama.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

433 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : The Arden Shakespeare, 2025.

Summary:

"Richard III is one of Shakespeare's enduring villains as the troubled and troubling figure at the heart of this popular succession drama. Traversing the familiar terrain of scheming plots, proposals, betrayals and kingly power, this edition is presented in an easy to read format with notes for performance and rehearsal by directors and actors. It is edited by academic and director, Abigail Rokison-Woodall and the leading Shakespearean actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale."--Provided by publisher.

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's enduring villains as the troubled and troubling figure at the heart of this popular succession drama. Traversing the familiar terrain of scheming plots, proposals, betrayals and kingly power, this edition is presented in an easy to read format with notes for performance and rehearsal by directors and actors. It is edited by academic and director, Abigail Rokison-Woodall and the leading Shakespearean actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale.

Contents:

Preface

Series introduction

A note on metre

Introduction

Religious, mythical and cultural figures

Characters (in order of appearance)

Other figures mentioned (but not appearing)

Richard III.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781350445772

1350445770

OCLC:

1518804038

Publisher Number:

CIPO000170742