From the Royal Shakespeare Company a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare'stragi-comedy of youth and age, introducing the immortal Sir John Falstaff. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Henry IV Part Iin performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews withtwo leading directors and an actor Michael Boyd, Adrian Noble and Michael Pennington providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeares career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeares works for the twenty-first century.
