[ePub] Programming.Architecture by Paul Coates in Arts-Photography

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Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the worldrsquo;s greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actorsndash;among them Patrick Stewart; Judi Dench; Ian McKellen; Ben Kingsley; and David Suchetndash;John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespearersquo;s verse and prose; speeches and soliloquies; and naturalistic and heightened language to discover the essence of his characters. In the second section; Barton and the actors explore nuance in Shakespearean theater; from evoking irony and ambiguity and striking the delicate balance of passion and profound intellectual thought; to finding new approaches to playing Shakespearersquo;s most controversial creation; Shylock; from The Merchant of Venice. A practical and essential guide; Playing Shakespeare will stand for years as the authoritative favorite among actors; scholars; teachers; and students.