Is Shakespeare Still Our Contemporary?

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Professor Jan Kott, author of the highly influential study, Shakespeare Our Contemporary, explores the continued importance of the Bard in our lives. He considers the impact of twentieth-century theatre, including the works of Brecht and Beckett, on modern stagings of Shakespeare's plays.

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This event was on Wed, 22 Oct 1986

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