Speaking ShakespeareMethuen, 2002 - 355 pages This text journeys to the heart of speaking and acting Shakespeare. Starting with the givens of speaking verse through to the rehearsal of leading Shakespeare roles from Hamlet, King Lear, Richard III, Macbeth and others, this title unlocks some of the greatest challenges from a playwrite that any actor will encounter. With a mixture of anecdotes and clear instructions starting with the voice and moving on to major textual analysis, this text provides a guide to anyone who wants to start to understand how to act Shakespeare. |
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... stay in the moment on the text . If you do not stay on the text you miss the acting clues written into the physical word constructions the most basic of which is that if something is difficult to say , the situation itself is difficult ...
... stay in the moment on the text . If you do not stay on the text you miss the acting clues written into the physical word constructions the most basic of which is that if something is difficult to say , the situation itself is difficult ...
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... Stay true to humanity . Don't over - act , embellish or play for cheap laughs . It might amuse some members of an ... stay centred ; don't push or shout ; don't devoice ; stay on the text ; be truthful ; learn accurately ; and don't ...
... Stay true to humanity . Don't over - act , embellish or play for cheap laughs . It might amuse some members of an ... stay centred ; don't push or shout ; don't devoice ; stay on the text ; be truthful ; learn accurately ; and don't ...
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... stay with the Jew my master , who - God bless the mark ! - is a kind of devil ; and , to run away from the Jew , I should be ruled by the fiend , who - saving your reverence ! - is the devil himself . Certainly the Jew is the very devil ...
... stay with the Jew my master , who - God bless the mark ! - is a kind of devil ; and , to run away from the Jew , I should be ruled by the fiend , who - saving your reverence ! - is the devil himself . Certainly the Jew is the very devil ...
Contents
Foundation Craft | 3 |
The Body | 15 |
The State of Readiness | 23 |
Copyright | |
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