From the Royal Shakespeare Company
- a modern definitive edition of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy of the battle between the sexes With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate this unique edition presents a historical overview of Much Ado About Nothing in performance takes a detailed look at specific productions & recommends film versions Included in this edition are three interviews with two leading directors & an actor
- Marianne Elliott Nicholas Hytner & Harriet Walter
- providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible This edition also
Includes:: an essay on Shakespeare's career & Elizabethan theatre & enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended
- as living theatre to be enjoyed & performed Ideal for students theatre-goers actors & general readers the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh accessible & contemporary approach to reading & rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century