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Research Bulletin: Shakespeare's Contemporaries (1997-1998)

Thomas Middleton's A Chaste Maid in Cheapside and Beaumont and Fletcher's The Maid's Tragedy were performed in 1997, as part of the Festival of Firsts. Middleton's A Mad World, My Masters was performed n 1998, as part of the Season of Justice and Mercy.

For each of these productions, this Research Bulletin explores:

  • how the play was prepared for the Globe stage;
  • the rehearsal process, including moving it onto the stage;
  • the play in performance;
  • interviews with the company;
  • and the discoveries that were made during this production about the play and the playhouse.