Great Neglected Speeches from the Elizabethan Stage - A Sourcebook for Actors, Students and Theatre-Goers (Paperback)

This remarkable collection of classic speeches provides a window onto the Golden Age of English Theatre and the world that helped create it. These are the speeches that thrilled London Theatre-goers during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and have since been unfairly neglected because of the wide publication and popularity of Shakespeare. Introduced by Frank Barrie, one of Britain's most respected and admired stage and screen actors, this book will prove an invaluable resource for actors, directors, students, teachers and theatre enthusiasts and contains inspirational and challenging material for performance. To assist in the process of bringing these speeches to life, the authors have provided detailed contextual information and helpful 'performance notes' which offer a unique approach to auditions and work for examinations and public performance. At the same time, this book will introduce the wider public to a range of extraordinary plays that have been largely forgotten.