Results

2,974 results found for all records.

  • What the Puck (2018 Audio)

    aka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act II Scene 2

    Series
    Chop Bard
    Producer
    Shannon Sneedse

    Aided by Robin, Oberon, King of the Faeries makes mischief. Meanwhile, Lysander and Hermia are lost in the woods.

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Tom Hiddleston & William Shakespeare (2018 Audio)

    aka: Stagecraft, Episode 29

    Series
    Variety Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

    Variety’s deputy awards and features editor. Jenelle Riley interviews Tom Hiddleston about his passion for Shakespeare and his recent performance in the lead role of Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh.

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Terry Tamminen (2018 Audio)

    aka: The Lost Letters of William Shakespeare

    Series
    State of Shakespeare, The

    Author and lecturer, Terry Tamminen discusses the impact of The Lost Letters of William Shakespeare.. These are a collection of 16th century letters that he has in his possession but were they written by the...