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Riz Azmed

Synopsis
Leading actors perform some of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches in a video series to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Riz Ahmed speaks Edmund’s soliloquy from the start of Act I, Scene ii in King Lear, "Thou, Nature, art my goddess".
Series
Shakespeare Solos
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; Government USA
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2016
Duration
2 mins

Credits

Director
Dan Susman
Cast
Riz AzmedEdmund

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Accessed 3/2016.

Online Availability

Online price
free
Online format
Streamed

Production Company

Name

Guardian, The

Email
film@theguardian.com
Web
https://www.theguardian.com/uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 3353 2000
Address
Kings Place, 90 York Way
London
N1 9GU
United Kingdom

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