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The Roman Actor - By Philip Massinger (Paperback)
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The Roman Actor - By Philip Massinger (Paperback)
Series: The Revels Plays
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Philip Massinger's tragedy The Roman Actor, was first performed in
1626, as King James I's reign came to an end and his son Charles I
acceded to the throne. Three years later, when the play was
published, relations between the king and many in parliament and
the country had worsened. The Roman Actor - until recently
neglected in the theatre but regarded by many critics, and
Massinger himself, as his finest play - explores the balance
between private and public moralities, effectively condemns
tyranny, and defends plays, anatomising both the theatre of power
and the power of theatre. This new Revels Plays volume provides a
modernised text, with a thorough introduction that sets out
Massinger's intervention in the political tensions of his own time
and examines his clear-eyed portrayal of the pleasures and perils
of performance. It also includes a detailed commentary on the play
designed to be of value to students, specialist readers and
performers, and an appendix discussing the play's textual history.
The edition focuses on the play's theatrical life in its own time
and ours and, in addition to a detailed stage history, includes an
interview with Sir Antony Sher, who played the role of the
tyrannical Roman emperor, Domitian, in the Royal Shakespeare
Company's acclaimed production in 2002. -- .
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