An Interview with W.B. Worthen

Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney (later as KKC): I appreciate very much that you have agreed to this interview with me, which will constitute an introduction to the volume of our journal devoted to the symposium “Shakespeare and the Authority of Performance in Polish Theatre.” The symposium, attended by eminent Polish Shakespeare specialists, was organized by the International Shakespeare Research Centre in March 2016, at the University of Lodz. You were invited as a Special Guest of the Rector of the University. The title of the symposium was inspired by your book, Shakespeare and the Authority of Performance, which evoked a great interest all over the world. It has been translated into many languages, including Polish. Could you, please, explain why you have taken Shakespeare as the main object of your research?