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Measure for Measure (Modern Plays)

Measure for Measure (Modern Plays)

by William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Author), Josie Rourke (Adapter)

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    Paperback 2018

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Synopsis

The tempter or the tempted, who sins most? Vienna is corrupt. The Duke, who has let the city fall to vice, hands control to his Deputy, a hardline, puritan reformer. The Deputy uses ancient laws to sentence citizens to death for sexual misconduct. But when a religious Novice pleads for clemency, their heady encounter leaves the Deputy guilty of the very crime that the law condemns. Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse Josie Rourke's adaptation of Measure for Measure imagines the play in its original year of performance, 1604, and also in 2018.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 154
 Publisher: Continuum
Published: 27 Sep 2018
ISBN 10: 1350102059
ISBN 13: 9781350102057
Book Overview: Shakespeare's classic 'problem play' gets a contemporary lens in this sharp new adaptation by Josie Rourke.

Author Bio
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Josie Rourke is the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse. Her productions have transferred to Broadway, the West-End and won Olivier Awards. Her shows have been translated into live cinema broadcasts, including Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston, Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer and Dominic West and Saint Joan with Gemma Arterton.