Revived with Care: John Fletcher's Plays on the British Stage, 1885-2020 - Paperback

by Peter Malin (Author)

This book presents a ground-breaking, comprehensive study of the modern performance history of plays in the John Fletcher canon, excluding his collaborations with Shakespeare. It examines how seventeen of Fletcher's plays have been interpreted in British productions.

Author Biography

Peter Malin is an independent scholar with a particular interest in the performance of early modern drama. A retired school teacher, his educational publications include A Level study guides on The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, The Alchemist, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil. He has contributed theatre and book reviews to Early Theatre, ROMARD, Cahiers Élisabéthains and bloggingshakespeare.com. His article '"Entertaining Strangers" 50 Years of Shakespeare's Contemporaries at the RSC' appeared in Shakespeare (2012), and he contributed a chapter on the performance history of The Spanish Tragedy to the Arden 'Critical Reader' on the play (2016). He also writes poetry and short fiction; his story 'End of Days' was the winning entry in the 2017 English Heritage ghost story competition.