How Did Actors Learn Their Lines?
- Synopsis
- A ten-part podcast series, presented by Jennifer Reid, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, exploring some of the most frequently asked questions about Shakespeare’s life. If you were an actor in the Kings Men, your rehearsal process would have been very different from today. In this episode guests Professor Stanley Wells, Professor Michael Dobson, Dr Elizabeth Dollimore, Dr Anjna Chouhan and actor Ben Crystal discuss cue scripts, rehearsal time and where acting companies got their costumes and sets.
- Series
- Let’s Talk Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 2015
- Duration
- 27 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Anjna Chouhan; Ben Crystal; Elizabeth Dollimore; Jennifer Reid; Michael Dobson; Stanley Wells
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- acting; biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Elizabethan stage
Notes
- Notes
- https://itunes.apple.com/ai/podcast/shakespeare-birthplace-trust/id1049736462 (accessed 6/2016).
- General
- The podcasts were posted between 9 November 2015 and 11 January 2016 and are of 20-40 minutes duration.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/podcast/how-did-actors-learn-their-lines/
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
- info@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 204016
- Address
- The Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6QW
Distributor
- Name
iTunes
- Web
- http://www.OfficiaIiTunes.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "How Did Actors Learn Their Lines?". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77227 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)