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39 results found for '"Esther Ferington"' in Person.
To Prison, Eyes; Ne’Er Look on Liberty (2019 Audio)
aka: Episode 115
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Richard Paul; Garland Scott
British Radio host Simon Mayo talks to Barbara Bogaev about his novel, Mad Blood Stirring, which is based on the true story of England’s first all-black production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,...
My Brother, My Competitor (2019 Audio)
aka: Episode 114
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Richard Paul; Garland Scott
Nora Titone talks to Barbara Bogaev about the 19th Century actors Edwin Booth and his brother John Wilkes Booth, the latter known best today as the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Speak Again, Bright Angel (2019 Audio)
aka: Episode 113
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Richard Paul; Garland Scott
The actor Olivia Hussey talks to Barbara Bogaev about starring in Franzo Zeffirelli’s film of Rome and Juliet in 1968.
I Never Heard So Musical a Discord (2019 Audio)
aka: Episode 112
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Richard Paul; Garland Scott
Barbara Bogaev talks to Douglas Lanier about Duke Ellington’s ‘Such Sweet Hunder’, a collaboration with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Recorded in 1957, it is made up of twelve compositions,...
How Shakespeare Changed My Life (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 95
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Sir Ben Kingsley, Early Hyman, Liev Shreiber, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach and Estelle Parsons share distinguished careers as Shakespearean actors. They talk to actor and director Melinda Hall about the...
Antony Sher (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 94
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Sir Antony Sher revisit the mental, physical and personal challenges of both preparing for and performing some of the most demanding roles in the Shakespearean repertoire.
Astor Place Riot (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 96
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
How did the staging of two simultaneous productions of Macbeth result in a riot that killed almost 30 people on May 10 1849? To shed light on this extraordinary event, Barbara Bogaev interviews two leading...
Stephen Alford: London’s Triumph (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 97
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
In his new book, "London’s Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers and Money in Shakespeare’s City", Stephen Alford reveals the enormous transitions underway in London during the preiod when Shakespeare lived...
Paterson Joseph: Julius Caesar and Me (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 98
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
In 2012, the Royal Shakespeare Company staged Julius Caesar in an African setting with the leading actor, Paterson Joseph in the role of Brutus. In this edition of Shakespeare Unlimited, Paterson, reflects...
Antioch Shakespeare Festival: John Lithgow, Robin Lithgow and Tony Dallas (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 99
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
In the 1950s, all of Shakespeare’s works were performed over three summers during the Antioch Shakespeare Festival. Based in Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio; the festival was co-created by Arthur...