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PLAYING SHAKESPEARE Features
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About PLAYING SHAKESPEARE
Product description Genre: Documentary Rating: NR Release Date: 2-JUN-2009 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com The Royal Shakespeare Company founder John Barton holds a master class featuring… JUDI DENCH IAN MCKELLEN PATRICK STEWART BEN KINGSLEY DAVID SUCHET Sit in on nine intensive acting workshops conducted by the legendary John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company. How does this world-renowned troupe make classic plays accessible to modern audiences, without compromising the text’s integrity? How do actors search Shakespeare’s verse for hidden clues to their characters’ motivations? How do they balance intellect and passion to make theatre’s most famous soliloquies seem fresh? The answers come from Barton and 21 of Britain’s finest actors, including Oscar® winners Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love, Iris), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), and Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, Gods and Monsters), Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation), and David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot). Also starring Sinéad Cusack, Susan Fleetwood, Sheila Hancock, Alan Howard, Donald Sinden, Michael Williams, and more. (SDH subtitles) BONUS FEATURES 20-page viewer’s guide includes key points, discussion questions, avenues for further learning, a history of the RSC, and "Vocabulary of Verse and Stage." Actor biographies and RSC stage credits Exclusive web extras Cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, John Barton directed productions there for over 40 years. In 2001, he received the Sam Wanamaker Award from Shakespeare’s Globe for his pioneering contributions to Shakespearean performance. View an Excerpt from the Guide Included with Playing Shakespeare Playing Shakespeare Review Absolutely fascinating. -- Boston Event Guide Fascinating -- Examiner.com The most perfect microcosmic version of "all the world's a stage" that one could hope for. -- DVD Talk This is brilliant television and great theatre. -- Blogcritics Magazine This set is a winner from every point of view. -- The Keene Sentinel
