This is the first comprehensive study of Tudor drama that sees the long sixteenth century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in both the numinous drama of the religious 'Mystery Plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. Invaluable as a state-of-the-art account of current scholarship and as an introduction to the breadth and complexity of Tudor drama, the Handbook will find a place on the reading lists ofuniversity courses and the shelves of scholars.