Archive, History, Performance Practice, Puppetry and Masks Cheryl Stapleton Archive, History, Performance Practice, Puppetry and Masks Cheryl Stapleton

Issue 12, Spring/Summer 2026

Contents:

1.         How Harlekino Saved My Life – Katrien van Beurden

2.         Playing Commedia – Cheryl Stapleton

3.         Jottings of Theatrical Biograph– Barry Grantham

4.         Punch and Pulcinella – A Tale of Two Puppets – Olly Crick

5.         World Ballet News– Barry Grantham

6.         Commedia: Learning The Habit of Virtuosity – Olly Crick

7.         When Orlando Lassus Played Pantalone– Bill Tuck

8.         Complete Commedia Scenarios Project – Jay Cross

9.        Biographies of Guest Contributors

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Masks, History, Articles, Book Reviews, Commedia, Research Cheryl Stapleton Masks, History, Articles, Book Reviews, Commedia, Research Cheryl Stapleton

Issue 10: Winter 2023/24

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 10 of Zannizine

  2. Commedia dell’Arte: One Name, Many Meanings (Antonio Fava)

  3. Keeping the Commedia Banner Flying (Barry Grantham)

  4. Commedia around the World: The Power of Commedia dell’Arte in Malta (Sir Narcy Calamatta)

  5. Madame Maintenon & The Commedia dell’Arte (Barry Grantham)

  6. Book Review - Antonio Fava’s The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell’Arte (Cheryl Stapleton)

  7. Stage Craft – Part III (Barry Grantham)

  8. From the Archive - John A. Cross’ ‘20 Commedia dell’Arte Scenarios from the 1570s‘ (Jay Cross)

  9. Commedia dell’Arte: un nome, più significati (in Italian (Antonio Fava)

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