July 1, 2020 • 61 mins
At just 25 Paapa Essiedu became the first black actor in the history of the RSC to play Hamlet.
Since then he has performed in a number of Shakespeare productions and can currently be seen in the acclaimed BBC drama ‘I May Destroy You’ and Sky Atlantics latest hit ‘Gangs of London’.
All the music in this episode is by ‘Waiting For Smith’, go and check out more from ‘Waiting For Smith’ on Spotify and follow him on social media. and
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Produced by Dan Quick
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