Shakespeare and Costume in Practice

Bridget Escolme is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, UK. She teaches and researches early modern drama in performance, costume history, and creative arts and mental health. Her publications include Talking to the Audience: Shakespeare, Performance, Self (2005); Shakespeare Handbooks: Antony and Cleopatra (2006); and Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage (2014). She is co-convener of Queen Mary’s MSc in Creative Arts and Mental Health, a collaboration between the Department of Drama and the Centre for Psychiatry at Queen Mary.

• 1. Chapter One: Introduction.- 2. Chapter Two: Hamlet, Mourning and the Disappearing Costume: Inky Cloaks and Solemn Black.- 3. Chapter Three: Much Ado About Nothing, Restorative Nostalgia and the Costume Drama: Tires and Rebatoes, Corsets and Lace.- 4. Chapter Four: The Post-Colonial Tempest: Costume and Race.- 5. Chapter Five: Conclusion: Practitioner Interviews.