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This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks' leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.

"An update of Othello with a teen cast, and set in a high school. Moving the classic tale of Othello onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named Odin who is convinced by a conniving best friend, Hugo that his girlfriend is cheating on him ... What Odin doesn't know is that hugo is in fact motivated by his own jealousy of Odin's good fortune ..."--Internet Movie Database

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, it examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain (including Dryden and Davenant's Restoration adaptation), nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. In a substantial, illustrated Introduction Dymkowski analyses the cultural...

A collection of thirty-eight plays by Shakespeare.

"An annual survey of Shakespearian study and production."

The award-winning Standard Deviants School helps students learn the many themes of Hamlet.

In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible -- and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh.

Ireland's foremost theater critic presents this radical guide that shows how Shakespeare's tragedies have been made unintelligible to modern students. Ideal for anyone who wants a fresh insight into the world's greatest playwright.