Stephen Purcell is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Warwick, UK. His research focuses on Shakespeare in contemporary performance and popular culture. His publications include Popular Shakespeare (2009) and The White Devil (2012) in The Shakespeare Handbooks series.

'The first excellent volume in an exciting new series which brings the study of Shakespeare performance into energizing engagement with current explorations of performance as practice.' - Peter Holland, McMeel Family Professor in Shakespeare Studies, University of Notre Dame, USA 'This innovative series will provide information and incentive for students of either Shakespeare or Theatre.' - John Russell Brown, founding series editor of The Shakespeare Handbooks

• ProloguePART I: INTRODUCTION1. I, Malvolio and its Audiences: A Case StudyPART II: IN THEORY2. Making Sense of the Stage3. Agency, Community and Modern Theatre PracticePART III: IN PRACTICE4. Controlling the Audience?5. Framing the Stage6. Playing with the Audience7. Immersion and Embodiment8. Constructing the AudiencePART IV: DEBATE AND PROVOCATION9. Pocket Henry V: A Collaborative DebateReading list.