Type: Theater
Cast: Acting students from LAMDA
Presenter: Lord Birkett
Location: The Globe Theater, London, England
Year: 1995
A delightful production revealing the playful and inventive process behind Shakespeare’s magical comedy. We move onto the stage at The Globe Theater, where actors from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) experiment with the physicality, rhythm, and comic timing that brings the lovers and fairies to life. Carefully crafted movement and vocal energy, creates a dreamlike atmosphere. Watch the technical discipline and joyful creativity that creates Shakespearean romance and mischief.
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A Taste of Shakespeare, Richard III
Type: Theater
Cast: Acting students from RADA
Presenter: Lord Birkett
Location: The Globe Theater, London, England
Year: 1995A fascinating watch as it explores the rehearsal process behind Shakespeare’s most charismatic and complex villain. The program takes the audience on stage where the youn...
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Taming of the Shrew
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A Taste of Shakespeare: Henry V
Verily, here doth unfold in workshop fashion, with lively players drawn from London’s finest school of drama. Led by the noble Lord Birkett, the piece doth examine the most stirring scenes and weighty matters of the play, with wit and clarity to charm even the wary scholar. Lord Birkett was himse...
