Directory of Shakespeare in Performance 1970‐2005. Volume 1: Great Britain

Designed, as the introduction states, “to support and stimulate both scholarly researchers and non‐specialist audiences”, the new Directory of Shakespeare in Performance is a mammoth work in every sense. It covers the playwright's entire canon, featuring information on almost 1,200 productions on stage and screen over 35 years, and including plays that have been only unofficially or partly attributed to Shakespeare, like Edward III and Sir Thomas More. This volume is, in fact, the editorial fruit of John O'Connor's labours: a second, edited by Katharine Goodland and covering Shakespearean productions in the USA and Canada over the same period,...