List of illustrations; 1. Shakespeare translation as cultural exchange Inga-Stina Ewbank; 2. Shakespeare, theatre production, and cultural politics John Russell Brown; 3. 'Amphitheaters in the body': playing with hands on the Shakespearian stage Michael Neill; 4. 'Shakespur and the Jewbill' James Shapiro; 5. Wilhelm S and Shylock Laurence Lerner; 6. Pilgrims of Grace: Henry IV historicized Tom McAlindon; 7. Holy war in Henry V Steven Marx; 8. Hamlet and the anxiety of modern Japan Yasunari Takahashi; 9. Hamlet's last words Tom Matheson; 10. Venetian culture and the politics of Othello Mark Matheson; 11. 'My music for nothing': musical negotiations in The Tempest Pierre Iselin; 12. The Tempest and cultural exchange Jean-Marie Maguin; 13. Caliban and Ariel write back Jonathan Bate; 14. Shakespearian rates of exchange in Czechoslovakia 1945–1989 Zdenek Stríbrny; 15. 'Are you a party in this business?' Consolidation and subversion in East German Shakespeare productions Maik Hamburger; 16. The martyred knights of Georgian Shakespeariana Nico Kiasashvili; 17. Shakespeare performances in England, 1993–1994 Peter Holland; 18. Professional Shakespeare productions in the British Isles, January–December 1993 Niky Rathbone; 19. The year's contributions to Shakespeare studies David Lindley, Mark Thornton Burnett and H. R. Woudhuysen; Books received; Index.

"In an age when university curricula are increasingly inclusive of multicultural studies, this year's addition to the Shakespearean Survey collection is a welcome contribution to the canon of Shakesperean studies....Each of the articles presents a unique argument for the value of cultural appropriation of Shakespeare's plays; this volume thus benefits the spectator, the performer, and the student of multiculturalism." Lori Culwell, Theatre Studies