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Edward St. Aubyn discusses his new novel "Dunbar" which casts King Lear as a media mogul.
Audio podcast. Nahlah Ayed talks to novelists Preti Taneja and Jane Smiley about the ways in which they have adapted Shakespeare’s Lear story. She also discusses the play with Stratford Festival artistic...
Audio podcast. In the first 90 minutes, Chloe Strauss and Henry Faherty discuss two films derived from Shakespeare plays: the new Disney live action remake of its 1999 animated feature, The Lion King, based...
Leading actors perform some of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches in a video series to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Roger Allam speaks the ‘blow, winds, and crack your cheeks’...
Video and audio podcast hosted by Nathan Agin. This episode (from the video iteration) explores Act 1 Scene 1 of King John. Those taking part include: director Gigi Bermingham, dramaturg Gideon Rappaport and...
Leading actors perform some of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches in a video series to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Samuel West speaks Henry’s soliloquy "Upon the King" from...
Having read about King Duncan’s pledge to make his son, Malcolm his heir, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to grasp his destiny. A reluctant usurper, Macbeth manages to kill Duncan. After the deed is...
Glenda Jackson talks to Barbara Bogaev about playing the title role in King Lear.
Recording of an online presentation by Leigh Morrisey on engagement with Shakespeare in the classroom. He focuses on how Clint Eastwood’s film GRAN TORINO (2008) and the Netflix series Cobra Kai can be...
Audio podcast. Sue MacGregor talks to actor Antony Sher about how he approached playing Lear, which he chronicled in his book, Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries.
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