{"product_id":"performing-shakespeare","title":"Performing Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Practical Guide to Bringing Shakespeare to the Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOliver Ford Davies' essential handbook for actors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative, hands-on guide through the practical challenges involved in performing Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a lifetime's experience of playing Shakespearean roles, Oliver Ford Davies offers practical advice to actors, directors and drama students on a wide variety of scenes, characters, speeches and individual lines from almost every one of the plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three core sections of \u003cem\u003ePerforming Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e take us through the whole process of Preparation, Rehearsal and Performance, preceded by discussions of the Elizabethan actor and Shakespeare's language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are revealing interviews with other notable Shakespearean actors including Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Harriet Walter, Simon Russell Beale and Juliet Stevenson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An invaluable guide to those who act and to all those who wish to gain deeper insights into the performance of Shakespeare's plays' \u003c\/b\u003eStanley Wells from his Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from a celebrated Shakespearean actor's decades of experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the practical skills of acting Shakespeare with confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the demands of language, verse, and character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrain with Nick Hern Books' expert guide to classical performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It is hard to offer enough praise to this book... a tremendous knowledge of the canon... the writing is always practical and never dry or dull... might become definitive guidance for many who wish to follow in the author's footsteps' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOliver Ford Davies is a leading actor who has played major roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Before turning to acting, he was a university lecturer and then a drama critic for \u003cem\u003e The Guardian.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of books including \u003cem\u003ePlaying Lear\u003c\/em\u003e (Nick Hern Books, 2003) and \u003cem\u003ePerforming Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e (Nick Hern Books, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded an OBE for services to drama in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (EPUB):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781788502030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 October 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook (EPUB)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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