The Methuen Book of Shakespeare Anecdotes [Paperback]

Few playwrights have been more slandered, abused or honoured in performance than William Shakespeare.

First published in 1992, this collection of 300 stories focuses on Shakespeares plays on stage. Organised chronologically, it offers the reader the opportunity to witness the changes in theatrical approaches to Shakespeare from their own time to the present day.

This book will be of interest to those studying theatre, but also to those fascinated by the Shakespeare tradition.

Few playwrights have been more slandered, abused or honoured in performance than William Shakespeare.

First published in 1992, this collection of 300 stories focuses on Shakespeares plays on stage. Organised chronologically, it offers the reader the opportunity to witness the changes in theatrical approaches to Shakespeare from their own time to the present day.

This book will be of interest to those studying theatre, but also to those fascinated by the Shakespeare tradition.

Chapter 1 William Shakespeare; Chapter 2 Samuel Pepys; Chapter 3 Colley Cibber; Chapter 4 Thomas Betterton; Chapter 5 Barton Booth; Chapter 6 John Dennis; Chapter 7 Charles Macklin; Chapter 8 James Quin; Chapter 9 David Garrick; Chapter 10 Peg Woffington; Chapter 11 Susannah Cibber; Chapter 12 John Henderson; Chapter 13 Samuel Reddish; Chapter 14 Mary Robinson; Chapter 15 Dr Samuel Johnson; Chapter 16 James William Dodd; Chapter 17 Master Betty; Chapter 18 John Philip Kemble; Chapter 19 George Frederick Cooke; Chapter 20 William Bensley; Chapter 21 Solomon Franklin (Sol) Smith; Chapter 22 Sarah Siddons; Chapter 23 Robert Romeo Coates; Chapter 24 Edmund Kean; Chapter 25 Charles Kemble; Chapter 26 Robert William Elliston; Chapter 27 Edwin Forrest; Chapter 28 William Charles Macready; Chapter 29 Lester Wallack; Chapter 30 Ellen Terry; Chapter 31 Charles Kean; Chapter 32 John Coleman; Chapter 33lC;