Shakespeare's career as actor and playwright reveals the extraordinary accommodation of his genius to the circumstances of his time. This unique account describes Shakespeare at work against a background of theatrical rivalry, opportunism, service to noble patrons, and political intrigue. Peter Thomson recreates Shakespeare's writing career year by year, showing how the plays mirror their times. The story reveals the precarious nature of theatrical survival, the constant threat posed by the withdrawal of noble or royal patronage, the spread of disease, the anxieties of war and the climate of...

INTRODUCTION TO PODOPEDIATRICS, 2/E is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the effective care of foot problems in children. Including coverage of the general, specialist and medical conditions which may influence the course of the podiatric treatment. Written by a multidisciplinary, international team of contributors under the editorship of a UK practitioner and and American educator and practitioner -- both podiatrists.

"The literary device of juxtaposing the story of the Fiji coup against autobiographical reminiscences of a Fiji background works very well. This is an excellent story, beautifully written and skilfully mixing the personal with the political .. The EH McCormick Award for the Best First Book of Non Fiction, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN Inc) and Creative New Zealand, goes to Kava in the Blood by Peter Thomson." - Judges Report, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2000. Entwined through the author's reportage of the 1987 coups is an evocative picture of life in the islands....

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Far across the Pacific the tales of WILD VANILLA sail. From Sydney to Suva, Samoa and Guam, they drop anchor in Tarawa, Tuvalu and Tanna, tie up in Honiara, Papeete and the Marquesas. In WILD VANILLA Fijian writer Peter Thomson delivers on the promise of his prize-winning book KAVA IN THE BLOOD. Here is a compelling collection of deeply personal stories of Fiji coups d'etat, cargo cults and the bitter-sweet cut of island heritage, told through the wanderings of beachcombers, shipwrecked writers, and the companionship of fellow travellers.

Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne imminent. The four essays in Part I treat pre-Elizabethan theatre, the eight in Part II focus on the riches of the Elizabethan era, and the seven in Part III on theatrical developments during and after the reigns of James I and Charles I. The essays are written for the general reader by leading British and American scholars, who combine an interest in the written drama with an understanding of the material conditions of the evolving professional theatre which the...

Reviews of the First Edition
...valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays.'
Following in the patternestablished by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style.' TLS
'...the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated form the texts...