TITUS ANDRONICUS - New Cambridge Shakespeare

international team of scholars offers: - Modernised, easily accessible texts - Ample commentary and introductions - Attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history - Informative illustrations Titus Andronicus The text is based on the first Quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. The critical account of the play's fortunes is integrated within a description of major modern productions, including those directed by Peter Brook, Brian Bedford and Deborah Warner. In addition there is a complete stage history which includes the eighteenth-century adaptation by Edward Ravenscroft and a reconstruction of the version performed by the nineteenth century black American actor Ira Aldridge. For this updated edition, a new section is included on recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith. There are also sections on text, authorship and the relevance of the famous Longleat drawing of the play. Appendices explore how the play might have been performed at the Rose playhouse in London and how it could be adapted for a touring company of fourteen men and boys. An updated reading list completes the edition.