YOU WOULDNT WANT TO BE A SHAKESPEAREAN ACTOR (PB) (NEW)

It's 1594 and you are a young boy in London with dreams of the stage. But once you join a company of players, the reality of being a Shakespearean actor is far tougher than you imagined. You rehearse endlessly, earn almost nothing and must memorise dozens of roles at once, all while performing outdoors for noisy crowds who might cheer, jeer or throw food. Told in the trademark second-person voice of the You Wouldn't Want to... series, this book blends humour, vivid historical detail and energetic illustrations, supported by a glossary and index.