How to read a play is an introductory guide to the art of translating the printed page of a play or screenplay into dramatic mental images; this book includes a

How to Read a Play outlines the cruicial work required for a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met. Dire

The work done on a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met, can be crucial to the success of a production.

An invaluable introductory guide for students on how to engage with the original printed texts of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

This is the first collection of essays to consider the whole concept of reading plays. Reading a play is a strange activity, totally unlike the reading of any o