TWELFTH NIGHT

FROM THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY -- A FRESH NEW EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S GREAT COMEDY OF LOVE, FOLLY AND MISTAKEN IDENTITY THIS EDITION INCLUDES * AN INTRODUCTION TO TWELFTH NIGHT BY AWARD-WINNING SCHOLAR JONATHAN BATE * THE PLAY -- WITH CLEAR AND AUTHORITATIVE EXPLANATORY NOTES ON EACH PAGE * A HELPFUL SCENE-BY-SCENE ANALYSIS AND KEY FACTS ABOUT THE PLAY * AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE'S CAREER AND THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE * A RICH EXPLORATION OF APPROACHES TO STAGING THE PLAY FEATURING PHOTOGRAPHS OF KEY PRODUCTIONS THE MOST ENJOYABLE WAY TO UNDERSTAND A SHAKESPEARE PLAY IS TO SEE IT OR PARTICIPATE IN IT. THIS UNIQUE EDITION PRESENTS A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF TWELFTH NIGHT IN PERFORMANCE, RECOMMENDS FILM VERSIONS, TAKES A DETAILED LOOK AT SPECIFIC PRODUCTIONS AND INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH THREE LEADING DIRECTORS -- SAM MENDES, DECLAN DONNELLAN AND NEIL BARTLETT - SO THAT WE MAY GET A SENSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY VARIETY OF INTERPRETATIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE, A VARIETY THAT GIVES SHAK