An introductory guide to 'Romeo and Juliet' in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of screen adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.

EDWARD L. ROCKLIN is Professor of English at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA. His previous publications include Performance Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare (2005).