John Barton – Playing Shakespeare

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s John Barton, the series features nine master classes on Shakespearean performance with 21 of Britain’s finest

John Barton – Playing Shakespeare

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s John Barton, the series features nine master classes on Shakespearean performance with 21 of Britain’s finest actors, including Oscarr winners Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love, Iris), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), and Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, Gods and Monsters), Patrick Stewart (X-Men), and David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot). PBS aired the enlightening series in the mid-1980s.-1980s and its companion books remain a popular acting guide. You will also find a 20-page bonus section.-page viewer’s guide and exclusive extras that take the educational experience beyond the screen.

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The Royal Shakespeare Company founder John Barton holds a master class featuring…
JUDI DENCH
IAN MCKELLEN
PATRICK STEWART
BEN KINGSLEY
DAVID SUCHET

Nine intensive acting workshops are offered by the legendary John Barton You can find the Royal Shakespeare Company. What is the world like?-renowned troupe make classic plays accessible to modern audiences, without compromising the text’s integrity? How do actors search Shakespeare’s verse for hidden clues to their characters’ motivations? How do they balance intellect and passion to make theatre’s most famous soliloquies seem fresh?

The answer is in the details Barton and 21 of Britain’s finest actors, including Oscar® winners Judi Dench (Shakespeare In Love, Iris), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), and Peggy Ashcroft (The Passage to India), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: Gods and Monsters), Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation), and David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot).

Also starring Sinéad Cusack, Susan Fleetwood, Sheila Hancock, Alan Howard, Donald Sinden, Michael Williams, and more.

(SDH subtitles)

BONUS FEATURES

• 20-page viewer’s guide includes key points, discussion questions, avenues for further learning, a history of the RSC, and “Vocabulary of Verse and Stage.”
• Biographies of actors, and RSC stage credits
• Exclusive web extras

Royal Cofounder Shakespeare Company, John Barton For more than 40 years, he has directed productions there. He was awarded the Sam Wanamaker award in 2001. Shakespeare’s Globe for his pioneering contributions to Shakespearean performance.

Take a look at an excerpt from the Guide. Playing Shakespeare