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Playing Shakespeare
2nd September 1984 30 mins Season 1 Episode 6

Hamlet's advice to the players is the best-known acting instruction in theatrical history. John Barton and the RSC actors explore this essential mandate to be both natural and intellectual.

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Season 1 · Episode 7

Rehearsing the Text

John Barton and the actors analyze a scene from Twelfth Night, identifying pointers towards character and staging.
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01 Lisa Harrow profile Lisa Harrow 02 Sinéad Cusack profile Sinéad Cusack 03 Patrick Stewart profile Patrick Stewart 04 Richard Pasco profile Richard Pasco 05 Barbara Leigh-Hunt profile Barbara Leigh-Hunt 06 Alan Howard profile Alan Howard 07 Norman Rodway profile Norman Rodway 08 Donald Sinden profile Donald Sinden 09 Peggy Ashcroft profile Peggy Ashcroft 10 Ben Kingsley profile Ben Kingsley
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