Colour plates

Abstract

Plate 1.

King Lear, dir. Servé Hermans, Toneelgroep Maastricht, Groningen. From left: Huub Stapel (Lear), Porgy Franssen (Gloucester). Photograph courtesy of Ben van Duin.

Plate 2.

Edward II, dir. Nick Bagnall, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London. From left: Beru Tessema (Gaveston), Tom Stuart (Edward II). Photograph courtesy of Marc Brenner.

Plate 3a.

Timon of Athens, dir. Simon Godwin, The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Kathryn Hunter (Timon). Photograph courtesy of Simon Annand © RSC.

Plate 3b.

Timon of Athens, dir. Simon Godwin, The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Kathryn Hunter (Timon), members of the company. Photograph courtesy of Simon Annand © RSC.

Plate 4a.

The Malcontent, dir. Perry Mills for Edward’s Boys, Stratford-upon-Avon. Jack Hawkins (Malevole). Photograph courtesy of NickBimages.com.

Plate 4b.

The Malcontent, dir. Perry Mills for Edward’s Boys, Stratford-upon-Avon. Will Groves (Maquerelle). Photograph courtesy of NickBimages.com.

Plate 5a.

Twelfth Night, dir. Paula Plum, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, The Lyric Stage, Boston. From left: Alejandro Simoes (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Bobbie Steinbach (Sir Toby Belch). Photograph courtesy of Mark S. Howard.

Plate 5b.

Twelfth Night, dir. Paula Plum, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, The Lyric Stage, Boston. From left: Hayley Spivey (Viola), Alejandro Simoes (Orsino), Samantha Richert (Olivia), Dominic Carter (Sebastian). Photograph courtesy of Mark S. Howard.

Plate 6a.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (B. Britten), dir. Ted Huffman, Opéra Comédie, Montpellier. From left: Florie Valiquette (Tytania), Agathe Borges (Cobweb, percussions), Alma-Courtois-Thobois (Moth, percussions), Marina Gallant (Peaseblossom, flute), Robin Peyraud (Mustardseed, flute), Dominic Barberi (Bottom). Photograph courtesy of Marc Ginot ©.

Plate 6b.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (B. Britten), dir. Ted Huffman, Opéra Comédie, Montpellier. From left: Thomas Atkins (Lysander), Roxana Constantinescu (Hermia), Polly Leach (Hippolyta), the Mechanicals with the marionette of Pyramus. Photograph courtesy of Marc Ginot ©.

Plate 6c.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (B. Britten), dir. Ted Huffman, Opéra Comédie, Montpellier. From left: Florie Valiquette (Tytania), Dominic Barberi (Bottom), Nicholas Bruder (Puck), James Hall (Oberon). Photograph courtesy of Marc Ginot ©.