HeyJaredWhy Shakespeare?
Why Shakespeare? is a podcast hosted by Victoria Gartner in which she asks why? Why do people have such complex relationships with Shakespeare and why do they do it, practice it, revere it or shun it?
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Why Shakespeare? Michael Maloney, actor (opens the original)
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My guest today is the actor Michael Maloney, now Patron of Bard in the Bookshop. Michael has played some of the biggest parts in the Shakespeare canon for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Hal, Edgar, Romeo, Hamlet... twice) and worked alongside giants like Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn and John Barton. On screen, he's a longtime Kenneth Branagh collaborator, appearing in Henry V , Hamlet , In the Bleak Midwinter and Belfast . We recorded this in his dressing room in Cardiff, while we were touring togeth
Why Shakespeare? Indiana Lown-Collins, director (opens the original)
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My guest today is the theatre director Indiana Lown-Collins. Indiana is from Spain and moved to the UK later in life. She cut her teeth at the Guildford Shakespeare Company before becoming Resident Associate Director at Shakespeare's Globe. She is currently directing Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe, a production that fuses Shakespeare's language with flamenco, drawing on her own Spanish heritage. For once, thanks to my editor, this podcast is relevant to current affairs as LLL is still on! Run
Why Shakespeare? Ayse Tashkiran, movement director (opens the original)
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Victoria's guest today is movement director Ayse Tashkiran, an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her credits include the RSC's 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Othello' at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 'Shakespeare in Love', and the stage adaptation of 'Hamnet'. We recorded this conversation over dinner in her beautiful home, we hope it proves as much of a feast for you as it was for us. Ayse takes us through her process for approaching Shakespeare, from turning every verb into a score of
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