Boy Actors in Early Modern England: Skill and Stagecraft in the Theatre provides a new
approach to the study of early modern boy actors, offering a historical re-appraisal of these …

This essay examines the Folio version of Othello 4.3 via textual, performance and
transnational analytic models in order to contextualize Desdemona's Willow Song against …

As Marlowe's only play for boy actors, Dido, Queen of Carthage has always been something
of an orphan child. In 1995 Douglas Cole could describe it as “relatively unnoticed,” 1 but …

This book examines the child on Shakespeare's stage. As a life force, an impassioned plea
for justice, a legacy, history, memory or image of love or violence, children are everywhere in …

One overlooked unit of scenic structure in early modern plays is the solo scene–when a
character enters, speaks, and exits. While similar to the soliloquy, the complete isolation of …

This book reconsiders the evidence for what we know (or think we know) about early
modern performance conditions. This study encourages a new recognition and treatment of …

This book compares the theatrical cultures of early modern England and Spain and explores
the causes and consequences not just of the remarkable similarities but also of the visible …

On February 7, 1601, the Lord Chamberlain's Men famously received “xls more than their
ordinary” for a command performance of Richard II. According to a deposition given by …

In uncovering the origin of the designation'University Wits', Bob Logan examines the
characteristics of the Wits and their influence on the course of Elizabethan drama. For the …

Child characters feature more numerously and prominently in the Shakespearean canon
than in that of any other early modern playwright. Focusing on stage and film productions …