Shakespeare for Young People
Productions, Versions and Adaptations
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
The search to find engaging and inspiring ways to introduce children and young adults to Shakespeare has resulted in a rich variety of approaches to producing and adapting Shakespeare's plays and the stories and characters at their heart. Shakespeare for Young People is the only comprehensive overview of such productions and adaptations, and engages with a wide range of genres, including both British and American examples. Abigail Rokison covers stage and screen productions, shortened versions, prose narratives and picture books (including Manga), animations and original novels. The book combines an informative guide to these interpretations of Shakespeare, discussed with critical analysis of their relative strengths. It also includes extensive interviews with directors, actors and writers involved in the projects discussed'.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Introduction
- PART ONE Shakespeare Productions for Young People
- PART TWO Short Shakespeare: Cut-Down Versions for Children and Young People
- PART THREE Rewriting Shakespeare
- Bibliography
- Index