{"product_id":"shakespeare-on-stage-volume-2","title":"Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Master Performers on Shakespeare's Greatest Roles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Curry's second volume of acclaimed actor interviews\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\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book gives some of the very best of Shakespeare's twenty-first-century colleagues an opportunity to share insights that can only come from playing him' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicholas Hytner, from his Foreword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve leading actors take us behind the scenes of landmark Shakespearean productions, each recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoger Allam\u003c\/b\u003e on his \u003cb\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/b\u003e in both \u003cem\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/em\u003e plays at Shakespeare's Globe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEileen Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eViola\u003c\/b\u003e in two productions of \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e seventeen years apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimon Russell Beale\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eCassius\u003c\/b\u003e in Deborah Warner's modern-dress \u003cem\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChiwetel Ejiofor\u003c\/b\u003e on his Donmar Warehouse \u003cb\u003eOthello\u003c\/b\u003e, directed by Michael Grandage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSara Kestelman\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eHippolyta\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Titania\u003c\/b\u003e in Peter Brook's iconic white-box \u003cem\u003eDream\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIan McKellen\u003c\/b\u003e on one of Shakespeare's most demanding of roles: \u003cb\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Pennington\u003c\/b\u003e on stepping in at the eleventh hour as \u003cb\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlan Rickman\u003c\/b\u003e on re-evaluating the melancholic \u003cb\u003eJaques\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cem\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFiona Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e on Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eShrew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKatherine\u003c\/b\u003e, in Jonathan Miller's production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e on his Las Vegas-set \u003cb\u003eShylock\u003c\/b\u003e, a role he has played many times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHarriet Walter\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eImogen\u003c\/b\u003e in Shakespeare's late romance, \u003cem\u003eCymbeline\u003c\/em\u003e, at the RSC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZoë Wanamaker\u003c\/b\u003e on her National Theatre \u003cb\u003eBeatrice\u003c\/b\u003e, directed by Nicholas Hytner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach actor leads us through the choices they made in rehearsal, and how the character works in performance, shedding new light on some of the most challenging roles in the canon. The result is a series of individual masterclasses that will be invaluable for other actors and directors, as well as students of Shakespeare – and fascinating for audiences of the plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShakespeare On Stage: Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the 2018 Theatre Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing and original… Curry's actors are often thinking and talking as that other professional performer, Shakespeare himself, might have done.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eTLS \u003c\/em\u003eon \u003cem\u003eShakespeare On Stage: Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead in-depth interviews with leading Shakespearean actors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover diverse approaches to playing iconic Shakespearean characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from performers who have defined contemporary Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinue your journey through Nick Hern Books' Shakespeare on Stage series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'[Gives the reader] that amazing, engrossing feeling of listening to someone who is an expert in their field… one of the other joys of this book is the reminder that it brings of how intellectual acting is. These actors talk about the roles with great knowledge and affection… give [it] to a student to read and be inspired' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrama Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'These thorough and penetrating interviews are greatly illuminating' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWord Matters - Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'[This] is becoming a fascinating series... a good read for fans of the performers, Shakespeare or acting in general' \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\u003eJulian Curry (1937-2020) was a writer and actor who appeared in many of Shakespeare's plays. His extensive stage credits include leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and in London's West End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also well known as Claude Erskine-Brown in the popular television series \u003cem\u003eRumpole of the Bailey\u003c\/em\u003e. Numerous other TV credits include \u003cem\u003eInspector Morse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Misanthrope\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKavanagh QC\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wyvern Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Fine Romance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/em\u003e. Among many movies are \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFall from Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRasputin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEscape to Victory\u003c\/em\u003e (starring Pelé).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis one-man entertainment \u003cem\u003eHic! or The Entire History of Wine (abridged)\u003c\/em\u003e was performed over a hundred and fifty times, from Hong Kong to Bermuda to San Francisco, and sold out as a cartoon-illustrated book. 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