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22 results found for '"Esther French"' in Person.
There is the Playhouse Now, There Must You Sit (2018 Audio)
aka: Marketing Shakespeare
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Marketing directors from three theatres participating in Folger’s Theatre Partnership Programme, discuss the challenges of convincing audiences to experience Shakespeare’s least popular plays.
Orson Welles and Shakespeare (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 89
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
The author of "Orson Welles, Shakespeare and Popular Culture and Professor Emeritus of English at the University of North Dakota; Andrew Anderegg, discusses how Orson Welles pioneered innovations in the...
Bernard Cornwell: Fools and Mortals (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 90
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Best-selling writer, Bernard Cornwell discusses his new book "Fools and Mortals". In the novel, Corwell imagines the very first production of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream".
Derek Jacobi: Playing Hamlet (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 91
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Sir Derek Jacobi reflects on his first of 400 performances of Hamlet beginning at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1957. He shares his personal discovery of the meaning of Hamlet’s words and his motivations.
Derek Jacobi: Acting Shakespeare (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 92
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
In the second of two interviews about his career and Shakespeare, Sir Derek Jacobi talks about the highs and lows from collaborating with Kenneth Branagh and performing alongside Laurence Olivier to being...
Dennis McCarthy and June Schlueter on the George North Manuscript (2018 Audio)
aka: Episode 93
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
Is it possible that Shakespeare sourced the narrative for some of his most significant works from the unpublished writing of one George North? The Independent scholar, Dennis McCarthy and Professor Charles...
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.
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...
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...