Henry iv, part ii | william shakespeare

From the Royal Shakespeare Company -- a fresh new edition of Shakespeares profound exploration of a princes coming of age and the rejection of old Jack Falstaff THIS EDITION INCLUDES: / An illuminating introduction to Henry IV Part II 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 Shakespeares 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 Henry IV Part II in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with two leading directors and an actor-- Michael Boyd, Adrian Noble and Michael Pennington -- so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made our contemporary four centuries after his death.

Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeares works for the twenty-first century.