Writing Performative Shakespeares

Rob Conkie is Senior Lecturer of Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University, Melbourne. His research integrates practical and theoretical approaches to Shakespeare in performance. He is the author of The Globe Theatre Project: Shakespeare and Authenticity (2006) and has published articles in journals including Shakespeare, Shakespeare Bulletin and Shakespeare Survey.

• Introduction; 1. Materialising Shakespeare; 2. Sudoku Shakespeare; 3. Red button Shakespeare; 4. Graphic Shakespeare with Bernard Caleo; 5. Engaging Shakespeare; 6. Ghosting Shakespeare; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'This is an ambitious and innovative book, which breaks genuinely new ground in Shakespeare performance studies, and which will make a significant contribution to the field … There are plenty of Shakespeareans who work practically, and many who work in conversation with professional practitioners, but relatively few who subject this experience to the kind of searching interrogation that is found here … This is a terrifically enjoyable and provocative read, one that suggests new avenues of enquiry and new ways of navigating them.' Robert Shaughnessy, University of Kent