Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

What does it take to bring Shakespeare's characters to life? How do today's actors make his plays accessible and keep them fresh? Sit in on 9 acting workshops led by John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
IMDb 9,5/1019821 season
IMDb 9,5/1019821 season
Season 1
9 episode
  • 1. The Two Traditions

    1. The Two Traditions

    Shakespeare wrote for a performance style that differs in many respects from modern, "naturalistic" acting. Barton urges the actors to marry both traditions for the richest, most faithful characterizations.
    Shakespeare wrote for a performance style that differs in many respects from modern, "naturalistic" acting. Barton urges the actors to marry both traditions for the richest, most faithful characterizations.
    7+
    49mnt
    28 Jul 1982
  • 2. Using the Verse

    2. Using the Verse

    By varying the stresses contained in a line and using other poetic techniques, Shakespeare planted subtle clues for the actors playing a scene.
    By varying the stresses contained in a line and using other poetic techniques, Shakespeare planted subtle clues for the actors playing a scene.
    7+
    4 Agu 1982
  • 3. Language and Character

    3. Language and Character

    Barton and the company search for antitheses in the verse to reveal complexity of character, working to make dialogue seem fresh and spontaneous.
    Barton and the company search for antitheses in the verse to reveal complexity of character, working to make dialogue seem fresh and spontaneous.
    7+
    11 Agu 1982
  • 4. Exploring a Character

    4. Exploring a Character

    Patrick Stewart and David Suchet demonstrate their individual approaches to one of Shakespeare's most fascinating characters--Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
    Patrick Stewart and David Suchet demonstrate their individual approaches to one of Shakespeare's most fascinating characters--Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
    7+
    51mnt
    18 Agu 1982
  • 5. Set Speeches and Soliloquies

    5. Set Speeches and Soliloquies

    Understanding the underlying poetic structure of long speeches and soliloquies helps the actor engage the audience in the character's thought processes.
    Understanding the underlying poetic structure of long speeches and soliloquies helps the actor engage the audience in the character's thought processes.
    7+
    52mnt
    25 Agu 1982
  • 6. Irony and Ambiguity

    6. Irony and Ambiguity

    How do actors identify ironic dialogue? How do they use it to reveal character? And how do they communicate it to the audience?
    How do actors identify ironic dialogue? How do they use it to reveal character? And how do they communicate it to the audience?
    7+
    51mnt
    1 Sep 1982
  • 7. Passion and Coolness

    7. Passion and Coolness

    In many instances, Shakespeare expressed overflowing emotion and profound thought in the very same speech. How do actors balance the heart and the intellect?
    In many instances, Shakespeare expressed overflowing emotion and profound thought in the very same speech. How do actors balance the heart and the intellect?
    7+
    52mnt
    8 Sep 1982
  • 8. Rehearsing the Text

    8. Rehearsing the Text

    Without stage blocking, Barton and four actors explore Shakespeare's verse as they would in rehearsal, using a scene from Twelfth Night.
    Without stage blocking, Barton and four actors explore Shakespeare's verse as they would in rehearsal, using a scene from Twelfth Night.
    7+
    15 Sep 1982
  • 9. Poetry and Hidden Poetry

    9. Poetry and Hidden Poetry

    Barton examines three ways in which performance falls short of hopes, and members of the company reflect on changing styles of Shakespearean performance.
    Barton examines three ways in which performance falls short of hopes, and members of the company reflect on changing styles of Shakespearean performance.
    7+
    53mnt
    22 Sep 1982
  • Playing Shakespeare
    IMDb 9,5/1019821 season
    What does it take to bring Shakespeare's characters to life? How do today's actors make his plays accessible and keep them fresh? Sit in on 9 acting workshops led by John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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