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Dateline: 7th April, 2006 Theatre Book Prize Winner At the Theatre Museum on 5th April the winner of the Theatre Book Prize for books published in 2005 was announced as 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro (published by Faber and Faber). The prize is awarded annually by the Society for Theatre Research for the best book published during the preceding year on the history and or practice of British theatre. It is judged by a panel drawn from theatre professionals, theatre critics and theatre academics. This year they were:
The prize was presented by actor Timothy West CBE, President of the Society for Theatre Research. Winning author James Shapiro was unable to be present, having only recently returned to the USA after attending the opening of the current Shakespeare exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Friend and Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells accepted on his behalf. Before the announcement of the winner the three judges spoke about the contending short-listed titles and some of their other favourite books of the year but among the guests who ranged from actors and directors, writers and publishers, archivists and theatre historians to ordinary theatregoers conversation was not only about the books. The future of the Theatre Museum itself is currently in doubt and many were vocal in their concern about what happens to it. The short-listed titles were
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