Description: A thoroughly revised 2009 edition of this most entertaining and authoritative overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time.
Brief description: Andrew Gurr is Professor Emeritus at the School of English and American Studies, University of Reading.
Review Quotes: 'Here is a concise, compact, well-organised guide to the premises, practices and finances of the actors; I cannot imagine a handier labour-saving device for the student who has been recommended to read far more than he has time for.' Drama