Shakespeare on European Festival Stages

Shakespeare has been used as a model of inclusive and progressive theatre to address Europe's multi-faceted crises from the aftermath of World War II to Brexit. Shakespeare on European Festival Stages is the first book to chart Shakespeare's presence at continental European festivals, examining the role these festivals play in European socio-cultural exchanges and the impact they make on the wider production and circulation of staged Shakespeare across the continent.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 27 July 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Shakespeare has been deployed as a model of inclusive and progressive theatre to address Europe's multi-faceted crises, from the aftermath of World War II to the convulsions of Brexit. Shakespeare on European Festival Stages, the first book to chart Shakespeare's presence at continental European festivals, explores the role these festivals play in European socio-cultural exchanges and the impact they have on the wider production and circulation of staged Shakespeare across the continent. This collection offers authoritative, lively, and informed accounts of the production of Shakespeare at the following festivals:

The Avignon Festival and Le Printemps des comédiens in Montpellier, France.
The Almagro festival in Spain.
Shakespeare at Four Castles in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova, Romania.
The Shakespeare festivals in Elsinore, Denmark.
Gdansk, Poland.
Gyula, Hungary.
Itaka, Serbia.
Neuss, Germany.
Patalenitsa, Bulgaria.
Rome and Verona, Italy.

Shakespeare on European Festival Stages is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in Shakespeare in performance, translation, and a post-national Shakespeare that knows no borders and belongs to all of Europe.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 139 x 217 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350283244