Preface Andrew Gurr; Introduction Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper; 1. The 'essence of Globeness': authenticity, and the search for Shakespeare's stagecraft Franklin J. Hildy; Part I. The 'Original Practices' Project Christie Carson; Stage Action: 2. 'Practising behaviour to his own shadow' Tim Carroll; 3. 'Original practices' at the Globe: A theatre historian's view Alan Dessen; Stage Appearance: 4. Exploring early modern stage and costume design Jenny Tiramani; 5. Cosmetics on the Globe stage Farah Karim-Cooper; Music and Sound: 6. Music and aural texture at Shakespeare's Globe Claire van Kampen; 7. Music, authenticity and audience David Lindley; Actor/Audience Relationship: 8. Research, materials, craft: principles of performance at Shakespeare's Globe Mark Rylance; 9. Democratising the audience? Christie Carson; Part II. Globe Education and Research Farah Karim-Cooper: 10. Contextualising Globe education Patrick Spottiswoode; 11. 'That scull had a tongue in it, and could sing once': Staging Shakespeare's contemporaries James Wallace; 12. Learning through Shakespeare Fiona Banks; 13. Research and the Globe Martin White; Part III. Research in Practice: Practice in Research Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper; 14. Performing early music at Shakespeare's Globe Claire van Kampen, William Lyons and Keith McGowan; 15. Discoveries from the Globe stage Mark Rylance, Yolanda Vazquez and Paul Chahidi; 16. Directing at the Globe and the Blackfriars: six big rules for contemporary directors Ralph Alan Cohen; Conclusion Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper; Afterword Gordon McMullan; Appendices: A list of the International Globe Theatre projects after 1970; A draft artistic policy for Shakespeare's Globe - 1988; Alan Dessen's Ten Commandments for work on the Globe stage - 1990; Production list 1997-2005; Read not Dead staged readings; List of Globe Quartos.