King John

By William Shakespeare

Edited by Michael Best

Table of contents

• Editor's introduction
• Texts of this edition
• Supplementary materials
• About this edition
• Facsimiles
• Performances
• Performance materials

Editor's introduction

1. King John: Performance History
2. King John: Textual Introduction
3. Historical Notes on the reign of King John
4. King John: List of print anomalies in the Folio text

Texts of this edition

• King John: List of Characters
• King John (Modern)
• King John (Folio 1, 1623)

Supplementary and related materials

1. King John: A Burlesque, Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
2. The Book of Martyrs: Selection (Old Spelling), John Foxe
3. The Book of Martyrs: Selection (Modern), John Foxe
4. Kynge Johann (Old-spelling), John Bale
5. Introduction to Holinshed on King John, Michael Best
6. Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1587 (Selection), Raphael Holinshed
7. Chronicon Anglicanum (Selection), Ralph Coggeshall
8. Actors' Interpretations of King John, Michael Best

Text analysis tools
Explore the character scrolls as used by Shakespeare's actors, find out which actors appear in each scene, and more.

Facsimiles

• First Folio (1623) from State Library of New South Wales
• First Folio (1623) from Brandeis University Library
• Second Folio (1632) from State Library of New South Wales
• Third Folio (1664) from State Library of New South Wales
• Fourth Folio (1685) from State Library of New South Wales

Performances

• King John (2012, American Shakespeare Center, USA)
• King John (2012, Claire Evans, in association with The Steam Industry, UK)
• King John (2012, Richmond Shakespeare, USA)
• The Lion in Winter (2012, American Shakespeare Center, USA)
• King John (2007, Atlanta Shakespeare Company, USA)
• King John (2006, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA)
• King John (2006, Royal Shakespeare Company, UK)
• King John (2005, Shakespeare and Company, USA)
• König Johann (2005, Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss, Germany)
• King John (2001, Houston Shakespeare Festival, USA)
• King John (2001, Shakespeare and Company, USA)
• King John (2001, Royal Shakespeare Company, UK)
• King John (2001, Northern Broadsides, UK)
• King John (1999, Jason Smeraka, Canada)
• King John (1999, Stamford Shakespeare Company, UK)
• King John (1998, Original Shakespeare Company, UK)
• King John (1997, Cambridge Players, UK)
• King John (1997, The Shakespeare Institute Players, UK)
• King John (1996, Judith Shakespeare Company, USA)
• King John (1988, Royal Shakespeare Company, UK)
• 124 more performances…

Performance materials

• audio artifacts (5 artifacts)
• costume design artifacts (1 collection, 1 artifact)
• illustration artifacts (7 artifacts)
• newsletter artifacts (1 collection)
• pamphlet artifacts (2 collections)
• performance artifacts (1 artifact)
• photograph artifacts (14 artifacts)
• playbill artifacts (6 artifacts)
• postcard artifacts (2 collections)
• press clipping artifacts (4 artifacts)
• press release artifacts (1 collection)
• production still artifacts (104 artifacts)
• program artifacts (8 collections)
• prompt book artifacts (2 artifacts)
• review artifacts (1 collection, 16 artifacts)