Shakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytner

Abigail Rokison-Woodall is Lecturer at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. She began her career as a professional actor, appearing in, amongst other productions, ITV’s The Darling Buds of May. She completed her PhD at Cambridge University in 2006 after which she became a lecturer in Drama and English at Cambridge. Her monograph, Shakespearean Verse Speaking, won the inaugural Shakespeare’s Globe first book award (2012). She is the author of Shakespeare for Young People: Productions, Versions and Adaptations, published by Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare.

INTRODUCTION
PART 1
CHAPTER 1: Education and the Early Years
Case Study: As You Like It
CHAPTER 2: Hytner and the RSC
CASE STUDY: Measure for Measure
CHAPTER 3: Hytner at the National Theatre – as director
CASE STUDY: Henry V and Othello
CHAPTER 4: Hytner at the National Theatre – as Artistic Director

PART 2: INTERVIEWS

Timeline
Bibliography
Index