{"product_id":"shakespeare-in-the-theatre-reduced-shakespeare-company-9781350457614","title":"Shakespeare in the Theatre: Reduced Shakespeare Company","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first dedicated historical study of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, this book explores the troupe's four major Shakespearean works over the past four decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Reduced Shakespeare Company represent an American tale of how a small-scale, open-air troupe specialising in fast-paced, irreverent reductions of prominent topics have, since their formation in 1981, gradually expanded into a global theatre brand whose first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)\u003c\/i\u003e, ran continuously for nine years in London's West End and has been translated into thirty-eight languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on previously unexamined archival material, as well as author interviews with the company's five key players and attendance at rehearsals and performances in America and Britain, this book stands as the first dedicated study of this \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e RSC, presenting a critical analysis of the company's signature blend of audience interaction, metatheatre, parody, pop culture references, Shakespearean intertextuality and vaudevillian humour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter is arranged to address a specific period within the RSC's history of Shakespearean adaptation, offering a detailed exposition of their four major Shakespearean works over the past four decades. The book's epilogue considers their influence and legacy, submits a blueprint for reduction and contextualises the company within the ecosystem of contemporary performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonan Hatfull\u003c\/b\u003e is\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eTeaching Fellow in Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick and a Lecturer in Shakespeare at NYU London, UK. He teaches Shakespearean adaptation, Greek tragedy and contemporary performance practices. He co-edited \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Biofiction on the Contemporary Stage and Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (The Arden Shakespeare, 2023) and has published widely on the playwright's cultural legacy. He is also an actor, director, dramaturg and musician.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197153571090,"sku":"9781350457614","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d6e82bd-e667-4107-b0fc-2fc939667dbf.jpg?v=1776164329","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shakespeare-in-the-theatre-reduced-shakespeare-company-9781350457614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}