Shakespeare and Chekhov in Production and Reception: Theatrical Events and Their Audiences

With a focus on the canonical institutions of Shakespeare and Chekhov, John Tulloch brings together for the first time new concepts of "the theatrical event" with live audience analysis. Using mainstream theatre productions from across the globe that were highly successful according to both critics and audiences, this book of case studies–ethnographies of production and reception–offers a combined cultural and media studies approach to analyzing theatre history, production, and audience.