This thesis examines the staging of Shakespeare's History plays by the Royal Shakespeare Company during the period between 1963 (the Hall-Barton <i>The Wars of the Roses</i>) and 1988 (the Noble-Wood <i>Plantagenets</i>). Although the English Histories are the main focus, productions of other Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean texts are included as points of reference; the primary source materials of the study are the company's prompt books and production records. Using this material as its basis, the study investigates the cultural politics of contemporary Shakespearean theatre production, exploring the relationships between the literary text and performance in their various political, institutional, historical and theatrical contexts.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:639011 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Shaughnessy, R. M. |
| Publisher | Swansea University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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