Ranked #1
Olivier Ford Davies analyses Leonato's speech
Olivier Ford Davies analyses Leonato's speech
Olivier Ford Davies (Leonato) offers an in-depth analysis of his character's speech during the wedding scene.
7 Feb 2013
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6mins
Ranked #2
Simon Russell Beale talks us through the wedding scene
Simon Russell Beale talks us through the wedding scene
Simon Russell Beale talks through the wedding scene from Benedick's point of view. He explains how Claudio's denouncemen... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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6mins
Ranked #3
Simon Russell Beale and Zoë Wanamaker on Benedick and Beatrice
Simon Russell Beale and Zoë Wanamaker on Benedick and Beatrice
Simon Russell Beale (Benedick) and Zoë Wanamaker (Beatrice) discuss the relationship between their characters and talk a... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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3mins
Ranked #4
Olivier Ford Davies on how Shakespeare's approach
Olivier Ford Davies on how Shakespeare's approach
Olivier Ford Davies (Leonato) talks about the use of language and emphasises Shakespeare's interest in the affect action... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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1min
Ranked #5
Nicholas Hytner on Claudio's visit to Hero's grave
Nicholas Hytner on Claudio's visit to Hero's grave
Nicholas Hytner (Director) explains why it is important that Claudio visits Hero's grave prior to the final scene where ... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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2mins
Ranked #6
Nicholas Hytner on Dogberry and Verges' scenes
Nicholas Hytner on Dogberry and Verges' scenes
Nicholas Hytner (Director) talks about the difficulties in staging the scenes involving Dogberry, Verges and the Watch, ... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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2mins
Ranked #7
Nicholas Hytner on Benedick's gulling scene
Nicholas Hytner on Benedick's gulling scene
Nicholas Hytner (Director) recognises Benedick's gulling scene as one of the most genuinely funny comic scenes in Shakes... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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2mins
Ranked #8
Noting in Much Ado About Nothing
Noting in Much Ado About Nothing
In Elizabethan English, 'nothing' was pronounced in the same way as 'noting' - meaning to gossip, watch, and overhear. N... Read more
7 Feb 2013
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2mins
Ranked #9
Susannah Fielding on light and dark moments in the play
Susannah Fielding on light and dark moments in the play
Susannah Fielding (Hero) talks about the light and dark moments within the play.
7 Feb 2013
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2mins
Ranked #10
Andrew Woodall on Don John
Andrew Woodall on Don John
Andrew Woodall (Don John) talks about the importance of his character is forwarding the action of the play.
7 Feb 2013
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1min