Eyewitness: Shakespeare

Did you know that special effects were used in Shakespeare’s plays, including devils and ghosts that popped up through trapdoors in the stage? Or that girls weren’t allowed to act in the theatre, so female parts were played by young boys? Step into the turbulent Tudor world in this stunningly illustrated book, where you can follow in the footsteps of one of the world’s greatest ever playwrights. Learn all about Shakespeare’s life and times, from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon to theatre life in rowdy 16th century London. Discover all kinds of fascinating facts about how politics, plague, treason, superstition and magic influenced his thrilling plots!