Peter Kirwan is Associate Professor in Early Modern Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK. His recent books include Shakespeare and the Idea of Apocrypha (2015) and Canonising Shakespeare: Stationers and the Book Trade, 1640–1740 (with Emma Depledge, 2017).
Kirwan draws on extensive interviews, notations from rehearsals, and multiple viewings of productions both live and on video to describe the company's aesthetic in impressive detail. The book succeeds in confirming Cheek by Jowl's place among the most celebrated classical ensembles working today. * Theatre Journal * Kirwan draws on a rich range of sources in his exploration of the company's work, augmenting his performance analyses with archival research, interviews, and, in the case of The Winter's Tale, even rehearsal observation. This latter approach is particularly fruitful in providing privileged insights into Cheek by Jowl's process and makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning field of rehearsal studies. * Theatre Notebook *