Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK

An ambitious and highly readable survey which draws on detailed archival research to provide insights into Hall's artistic approach, documenting casting choices and examining Hall's rehearsal process, staging decisions, and use of design and costuming, as well as the reception of each production.

• AcknowledgementsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Speaking Shakespeare1: Nostalgia and Politics at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre2: Nation, Culture and Authority at the Royal Shakespeare Company3: Authority in Crisis at the National Theatre4: Protest and Politics at the National Theatre5: Death and Sexuality after the National Theatre6: Playing Shakespeare in America7: National StagesList of ProductionsReferencesIndex

Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK

An ambitious and highly readable survey which draws on detailed archival research to provide insights into Hall's artistic approach, documenting casting choices and examining Hall's rehearsal process, staging decisions, and use of design and costuming, as well as the reception of each production.

• AcknowledgementsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Speaking Shakespeare1: Nostalgia and Politics at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre2: Nation, Culture and Authority at the Royal Shakespeare Company3: Authority in Crisis at the National Theatre4: Protest and Politics at the National Theatre5: Death and Sexuality after the National Theatre6: Playing Shakespeare in America7: National StagesList of ProductionsReferencesIndex

Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK

An ambitious and highly readable survey which draws on detailed archival research to provide insights into Hall's artistic approach, documenting casting choices and examining Hall's rehearsal process, staging decisions, and use of design and costuming, as well as the reception of each production.

• AcknowledgementsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Speaking Shakespeare1: Nostalgia and Politics at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre2: Nation, Culture and Authority at the Royal Shakespeare Company3: Authority in Crisis at the National Theatre4: Protest and Politics at the National Theatre5: Death and Sexuality after the National Theatre6: Playing Shakespeare in America7: National StagesList of ProductionsReferencesIndex