The Bard and the Book HB careers in theatre `It really does put plenty

`It really does put plenty of `tools' in your `kit' and gives you lots (and lots) of routes right into the play you are working on

' - Michael Acton Smith

describes five centuries of British creativity in an interesting and relevant way

a note on the sources

An inspiring introduction debunks long-established biographical myths about Shakespeare's sonnets and proposes new insights about how and why he wrote them

The Bard and the Book HB careers in theatre `It really does put plentyThe unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four hundred year old book that made it possible. Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actors role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason weve heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and Shakespeare himself is that a