Shakespeares text is packed with clues that help the reader to hear and theperformer to act any speech. He also tells the actor when to go fast and whento go sl... » 

Shakespeares text is packed with clues that help the reader to hear and theperformer to act any speech. He also tells the actor when to go fast and whento go slow and when to accent a particular word.This book sets out to makegoing to Shakespeare performances or acting in them a richer experience and itshould have a wide appeal to both actors and audiences. It also celebratesSir Peter Halls fifty years as a director of Shakespeare from his early daysat Cambridge through founding the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford onAvon in the early 60s and later to his fifteen years as the director of theRoyal National Theatre of Great Britain. Throughout these years Peter Hallworked with the greatest Shakespearean actors of our generation includingLaurence Olivier John Gielgud Edith Evans Ralph Richardson Peggy AshcroftCharles Laughton and in later years Judi Dench Anthony Hopkins Ian HolmDavid Warner and many others. Through this great line flows a tradition ofspeaking and understanding Shakespeare that remains as relevant and importanttoday. And it is Halls experience of working and learning with these and manyother actors over the years that underpins the core of this book. Sir PeterHall is one of the major figures in theatre today. To date he has directed overtwo hundred productions including the world premiere in English of SamuelBecketts Waiting for Godot and the premieres of most of Harold Pintersplays. His diary and autobiography are published by Oberon Books. «