A Modern Production
The Royal Shakespeare Company mounted Trevor Nunn's rollicking, well-received production in the 1986-7 season; it was the inaugural production of Stratford-on-Avon's Swan Theatre in December 1986, then played Newcastle upon Tyne before transferring to the Mermaid Theatre in London. It starred Sean Bean as Spencer, Imelda Staunton as Bess, and Pete Postlethwaite as Roughman. Sample reviews of the production can be seen at http://www.compleatseanbean.com/fairmaid2.html.
A condensation and adaptation of The Fair Maid of the West by Kevin Theis was staged by the CT20 Ensemble in Chicago in November 1994. The script is available through Dramatic Publishing at www.DramaticPublishing.com.
The American Shakespeare Center's 2010 Fall Season includes a production of the first part of The Fair Maid of the West. Performances run between 6 October and 27 November 2010.
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