Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green.
Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head.
These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.
For the very first time,Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career,from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea,she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity,revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs,disasters,and backstage shenanigans.
Interspersed with vignettes on audiences,critics,company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette,she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes,all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour,striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes,many of which have remained under lock and key until now.
Instructive and witty,provocative and inspiring,this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare,or rather,The Man Who Pays The Rent.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241632178Number of pages: 400Weight: 629 gDimensions: 240 x 162 x 36 mm
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Widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest actresses,Dame Judi Dench has conquered both stage and screen in a career spanning six decades. In Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent,her conversations with actor and director Brendan O'Hea provide illuminating insights into the works of the Bard as well as hugely entertaining stories from her life on stage. Will Rycroft sat down for his own conversation with them both to talk about first steps on the stage,the genius of Shakespeare,and why being part of a company in service of an audience is the most important thing.
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