The Letterpress All's Well That Ends Well

William Shakespeare

A poor physician’s daughter, Helena has dared to fall in love with the young Count Bertram. After she cures the king who was suffering from a terrible disease, she asks for Bertram’s hand in marriage as a reward.

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The Letterpress Henry VIII

William Shakespeare

Henry VIII is a thrilling performance piece and a fascinating tightrope-walk between diplomacy and drama.

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The Letterpress Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

The play’s title recalls a verse from St Matthew’s Gospel: ‘With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.’ But the play presents conundrums about justice, liberty and mercy that do not permit a tidy completion.

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The Letterpress Troilus and Cressida

William Shakespeare

The author Joyce Carol Oates famously called Troilus and Cressida ‘that most vexing and ambiguous of Shakespeare’s plays’.

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The Letterpress The Winter's Tale

William Shakespeare

One of Shakespeare's most thought-provoking comedies, in its early stages The Winter's Tale appears set for tragedy. Leontes suspects his pregnant queen of an adulterous affair with his best friend.

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The Letterpress King John

William Shakespeare

King John is a bleak and ruthless play: a series of wars in which nobles defect from one side to another seem to achieve little.

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The Letterpress The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare

This comedy of relations between the sexes remains a highly entertaining exploration of the struggle for supremacy within every couple. Limited to just 1,000 copies.

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The Letterpress Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

One of Shakespeare's most joyful comedies. The sparkling repartee between Beatrice and Benedick makes their relationship one of the best-loved in literature. Limited to just 1,000 copies.

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The Letterpress Richard II

William Shakespeare

Richard II is arguably the greatest of Shakespeare’s histories, containing some of Shakespeare’s most magnificent poetry, from Gaunt’s paean to England to Richard’s despairing lament.

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The Letterpress The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

The most frequently performed of all Shakespeare’s comedies, The Merchant of Venice contains some of Shakespeare’s most finely crafted, multi-faceted characters. This Letterpress edition is limited to just 1,000 copies.

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The Letterpress Timon of Athens

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens is a bleak and sardonic study that strains against the bounds of comedy, and ends in tragedy with Timon’s change from generous, trusting optimist to bitter misanthrope.

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The Letterpress Shakespeare - four new plays

We are delighted to announce four new plays in the Letterpress Shakespeare to be published between March and May 2012.

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The Letterpress Henry IV Part 1

William Shakespeare

'Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere'
Henry IV Part 1, Act 5, Sc. 4

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The Letterpress Henry IV Part 2

William Shakespeare

'There is a history in all men's lives'
Henry IV Part 2, Act 3, Sc. I

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The Letterpress Henry V

William Shakespeare

‘A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene’
Henry V, Prologue

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