ABSTRACT

The Routledge Companion to Actors’ Shakespeare is a window onto how today’s actors contribute to the continuing life and relevance of Shakespeare’s plays.

The process of acting is notoriously hard to document, but this volume reaches behind famous performances to examine the actors’ craft, their development and how they engage with playtexts. Each chapter relies upon privilieged access to its subject to offer an unparalleled insight into contemporary practice.

This volume explores the techniques, interpretive approaches and performance styles of the following actors:

Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Kate Duchene, Colm Feore, Mariah Gale, John Harrell, Greg Hicks, Rory Kinnear, Kevin Kline, Adrian Lester, Marcelo Magni, Ian McKellen, Patrice Naiambana, Vanessa Redgrave, Piotr Semak, Anthony Sher, Jonathan Slinger, Kate Valk, Harriet Walter

This twin volume to The Routledge Companion to Directors’ Shakespeare is an essential work for both actors and students of Shakespeare.

chapter 3|13 pages

Judi Dench: Stanley Wells

chapter 4|9 pages

Kate Duchêne: James Loehlin

chapter 5|14 pages

Colm Feore: Kevin Ewert

chapter 6|14 pages

Mariah Gale: Clare Smout

chapter 7|14 pages

John Harrell: Jeremy Lopez

chapter 8|15 pages

Greg Hicks: Ben Naylor

chapter 9|14 pages

Rory Kinnear: Paul Prescott

chapter 10|12 pages

Kevin Kline: Donald McManus

chapter 11|11 pages

Adrian Lester: Jonathan Holmes

chapter 12|15 pages

Sir Ian McKellen: Peter Holland

chapter 13|16 pages

Marcello Magni: Stephen Purcell

chapter 15|14 pages

Vanessa Redgrave: John F. Deeney

chapter 16|12 pages

Pyotr Semak: Maria Shevtsova

chapter 17|13 pages

Antony Sher: Martin White

chapter 18|14 pages

Jonathan Slinger: Phillip Breen

chapter 19|14 pages

Kate Valk: David Pellegrini

chapter 20|14 pages

Harriet Walter: Paul Edmondson