The Shakespeare Pack

Robert Pennant Jones' guide to acting, imaging and learning Shakespeare

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Printing Details

Undated, c2007. First edition. Card folder housing paperback book with CD, and two sets of cards. The book is 288pp and a pencil annotation to the title page suggest this is a limited edition of only 55 copies (this being number 15). The folders of cards hold 37 each. The card folder measures 21.5 × 14.5 × 4cm.

"Specially designed to encourage students to act and learn Shakespeare, this pack provides guidance and inspiration to anyone studying or considering performing any of the 37 plays. Robert Pennant Jones takes the reader through the plays, providing suggestions on the many aspects of staging each one, including casting, directing and technical production. Consisting of a source book, two sets of cards and a CD/DVD, the pack is based on three basic precepts: the best way to understand Shakespeare is to act, students should be encouraged to use their imaginations, and there is no substitute for learning the texts by heart."

The cards are housed in two packs, one is "Play Cards", each with facts and figures about the plays, the second is quotation cards.

The book is illustrated by actor Clive Francis, also a highly regarded theatrical caricaturist.

Condition

Very good condition but there is a little yellowing to the covers. The card folder opens up with the book on the left and the cards on the right. The card holding the book has become neatly detached but without damage. Otherwise the pack appears unused. All cards and CD present.