Series

Playing Shakespeare

9.719841 seasonTV-GDocumentary

Age rating: TV-G
Creator: Peter Walker
Year: 1984

John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

Episodes

Top cast

Lisa Harrow

Sinéad Cusack

John Barton

Patrick Stewart

Richard Pasco

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Alan Howard

Norman Rodway

Donald Sinden

Peggy Ashcroft

Ben Kingsley

Tony Church

Jane Lapotaire

Mike Gwilym

Roger Rees

Susan Fleetwood

David Suchet

Michael Pennington

Created by

Peter Walker

Directed by

Peter Walker, John Carlaw

Written by

John Barton

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