Shakespeare on the Ecological Surface uses the concept of the 'surface' to examine the relationship between contemporary performance and ecocriticism.

Liz Oakley-Brown is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, UK. Her publications include The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern (co-edited with Louise J. Wilkinson; 2009), Shakespeare and the Translation of Identity in Early Modern England (2011) and Twelfth Night: A Critical Reader (co-edited with Alison Findlay; 2014).

1. Slick: Art for What's Sake? 2. Smoke: London's Burning 3. Sky: Unfirming the Firmament 4. Steam: Under Pressure 5. Soil: Down to Earth 6. Slime: Sensory Plays 7. Snail: Finding Our Place 8. Silk: Textile Production 9. Skin: Curating Complexion 10. Stage: Disposable Globes