Audio: Actors and Performers
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Actor Michael Pennington talks about playing Antony and about his latest book
30th September 2012
INTERVIEW: MICHAEL PENNINGTON The actor talks to Heather Neill about playing Antony in Janet Suzman’s current revival of Shakespeare's Antony and Cl...
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Shakespeare’s First Acts: Antony and Cleopatra
30th September 2012
SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST ACTS: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Actor Michael Pennington discusses the first act of the play, in which he is playing Antony in Janet Su...
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The Place Prize: celebrating the best in contemporary dance
17th September 2012
INTERVIEW: DARREN ELLIS The choreographer speaks to Diana Damian about his piece Revolver, inspired by Ingmar Bergman's seminal film Persona and featu...
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Actor Madhav Sharma tackles Much Ado About Nothing
1st September 2012
SHAKESPEARE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Actor Madhav Sharma talks to Suman Bhuchar about his performance as Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, which is se...
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Simon Russell Beale talks about his star performance as Timon
31st August 2012
SHAKESPEARE: TIMON OF ATHENS Simon Russell Beale, who plays the lead role in Nicholas Hytner's current production at the National Theatre, part of the...
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Shakespeare’s First Acts: Timon of Athens
31st August 2012
SHAKESPEARE’S FIRST ACTS: TIMON OF ATHENS Simon Russell Beale, currently playing the lead in Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed modern spin on the play at ...
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Actor Jamie Parker plays Henry V at Shakespeare’s Globe
23rd August 2012
SHAKESPEARE: HENRY V Actor Jamie Parker talks to Heather Neill about the challenges of playing the title role in Henry V, directed by Dominic Dromgool...
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Edinburgh highlight: The South African Season at the Assembly
17th August 2012
INTERVIEW: YAEL FARBER and BO PETERSEN The adapter and director of Mies Julie, based on Strindberg's play, and the actor in Athol Fugard's Statements ...
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Hip hop and poetry: Inua Ellams discusses Knight Watch
24th July 2012
BLACK VOICES: INUA ELLAMS The acclaimed writer and spoken-word performer tells Sophie Reynolds about Knight Watch, a outdoor performance piece that ta...
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