Poel, Granville Barker, Guthrie, Wanamaker

All four figures in this volume have been canonized as central to stage-centred Shakespearean scholarship and stage practice. From William Poels reproductions of early modern stages in the late nineteenth century to Sam Wanamakers reconstruction of the Globe on Londons South Bank, they all viewed Shakespeares plays as being enmeshed in the social and historical dynamics of theatremaking and theatregoing. The volume considers how their attempts to recapture early modern performance conditions can be considered progressive.