Looks at the way five of the comedies have been staged over the last 50 years, asking how gender politics affects the production of the comedies, and how gender is represented, both in the text and on stage.

Plates, Preface, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, 1 TWELFTH NIGHT, 2 AS YOU LIKE IT, 3 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, 4 MEASURE FOR MEASURE, 5 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index