{"product_id":"9781526194701","title":"Antony and Cleopatra","description":"Author: Carol Chillington Rutter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526194701\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 344 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book writes a performance history of Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's most ambiguous play, from 1606 to the present.  It observes the choices that actors, directors, designers, musicians and adapters have made each time they have brought the play's thoughts on power, race, masculinity, regime change, exoticism, love, dotage and delinquency into alignment with a new present. Informed by close attention to theatre records  promptbooks, stage managers' reports, reviews  it offers in-depth analyses of fifteen international productions by  (among others) the Royal Shakespeare Company, Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Northern Broadsides, Berliner Ensemble and Toneelgroep Amsterdam.  It ends seeing Shakespeare's black Egyptian Queen Cleopatra  whited-out in performance for centuries  restored to the contemporary stage. Written in a lively and accessible style, this book will be of interest to students, academics, actors, directors and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920569974942,"sku":"ING-9781526194701","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526194701.jpg?v=1782824308","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526194701","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}