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Players of Shakespeare 5

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Editor: Robert Smallwood

Robert Smallwood, Philip Voss, Ian Hughes, Aidan McArdle, Zoë Waites, Matilda Ziegler, Alexandra Gilbreath, Antony Sher, David Tennant, Michael Pennington, Simon Russell Beale, Nigel Hawthorne, Richard McCabe, Frances de la Tour

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Date Published: December 2005
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521676984

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This is the fifth volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre on their interpretations of major Shakespearian roles. The twelve essays discuss fourteen roles in twelve different productions between 1999 and 2002. The productions covered include three plays not featured before in the series: The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Antony and Cleopatra. The contributors are Philip Voss, Ian Hughes, Aidan McArdle, Zoë Waites, Matilda Ziegler, Alexandra Gilbreath, Antony Sher, David Tennant, Michael Pennington, Simon Russell Beale, Richard McCabe, Frances de la Tour and the late Nigel Hawthorne. The title roles in three of the major tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth - are covered and there is also an essay on Iago in Othello. A brief biographical note is provided for each of the contributors and an introduction places the essays in the context of the Stratford and London stages.
- Provides a glimpse into the working methods of actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre
- Contributors are all well-known actors and the volume includes the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne's reflections on his last role in the theatre
- Excellent photographs of productions, most not published before
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'...these accounts allow a rare opportunity to feel as well as read a character.' Plays International
'The best efforts in this series are first rate.' Contemporary Review
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Product details
- Date Published: December 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521676984
- length: 244 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.4kg
- contains: 24 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction Robert Smallwood
Prospero in The Tempest Philip Voss
Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors Ian Hughes
Puck (and Philostrate) in A Midsummer Night's Dream Aidan McArdle
Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night Zoë Waites and Matilda Ziegler
Hermione in The Winter's Tale Alexandra Gilbreath
Leontes in The Winter's Tale, and Macbeth Antony Sher
Romeo in Romeo and Juliet David Tennant
Timon of Athens Michael Pennington
Hamlet Simon Russell Beale
King Lear Nigel Hawthorne
Iago in Othello Richard McCabe
Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra Frances de la Tour.
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Robert Smallwood
Robert Smallwood is Honorary Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and was, until his retirement in 2001, Head of Education at the Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Robert Smallwood, Philip Voss, Ian Hughes, Aidan McArdle, Zoë Waites, Matilda Ziegler, Alexandra Gilbreath, Antony Sher, David Tennant, Michael Pennington, Simon Russell Beale, Nigel Hawthorne, Richard McCabe, Frances de la Tour