hiː hæd θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ɪn θˈiəɾɚ pɹˈæktɪs ænd skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp bᵻfˌoːɹ dˌuːɪŋ ʃˈeɪkspɪɹz θˈiəɾɚ fɔːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən, pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ˈɑːksfɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pɹˈɛs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
He had thirty years experience in theatre practice and scholarship before doing Shakespeare's Theatre for children, published by Oxford University Press in 1964.