Staging Shakespeare Podcast
1) Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears"
A second Masterclass on how Shakespeare spins rhetoric for the actor, with Sam Leith, journalist and writer, and author of 'You Talkin' to Me'. Students from Oxford University Drama Society will take...Show More
2) Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin'
A practical Masterclass with Greg Doran from the Royal Shakespeare Company looking at what clues Shakespeare puts into the verse for the actor. Students from Oxford University Drama Society rehearse R...Show More
3) The language of Shakespeare
Actors and the director talk about how they have approached and worked with their student production of the Shakespeare play - Two Gentlemen of Verona. They discuss some of the challenges of the text ...Show More
4) Understanding Shakespeare
The actor Nick Lyons talks about the challenge of the language barrier and how he dealt with it for his role in the student production of the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona. Creative Common...Show More
5) Two Gentlemen of Verona: The view from the Director
The director talks about how she adapted the script and directed the student Shakespeare production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. She describes what makes the play great, and discusses issues related to...Show More
6) The Tempest: For you am I this patient log-man
The director and actors talk about the log-scene in The Tempest and how they interpret and perform it. Includes scenes from rehearsals and performance. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Sh...Show More
7) The Tempest: Our revels now are ended
The famous Shakespeare scene from The Tempest, performed by actors from an Oxford student drama society. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creati...Show More
8) The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Conveying Shakespeare's meaning
The actor Dylan Townley talks about the language of Shakespeare. He describes how understanding and using the meter can help an actor or reader to bring out the poetry in a text. Includes a scene from...Show More
9) The Tempest: Prospero
Actor Dylan Townley talks with director Archie Cornish about the character Prospero. They describe how they have chosen to portray him in this Oxford student performance of The Tempest, and discuss on...Show More
10) The Tempest: Direction and interpretation
Director Archie Cornish and actor Dylan Townley - Prospero - talk about adapting, directing and performing a student Shakespeare production of The Tempest. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial...Show More