PlayShakespeare.com Podcast: Shakespeare Talks

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Episodes

Shakespeare Talks #012 (David Crystal chats with Ron Severdia about Shakespeare and language.)

June 9, 2016 • 51 mins

Ron Severdia chats with professor David Crystal about Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation, his Hamlet Quarto discovery, Shakespeare's Words, and his love for "Twitterrhea".

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Shakespeare Talks #011 (Ralph Fiennes Discusses Coriolanus)

March 25, 2012 • 48 mins

David Cote interviews Ralph Fiennes at the Rubin Museum of Art about his love for Shakespeare and new film Coriolanus.

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Shakespeare Talks #010 (Nicholas Barter in Shanghai)

February 19, 2012 • 24 mins

Editor in Chief Christopher Adams interviews Nicholas Barter, former Principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), in Shanghai.

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Shakespeare Talks #009 (Cast of The New Theatre's Midsummer Night's Dream)

December 14, 2011 • 12 mins

Editor in Chief Christopher Adams interviews the cast of The New Theatre's touring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in China.

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Shakespeare Talks #008 (Ben Crystal Talks About OP)

November 20, 2011 • 19 mins

Ron Severdia sits down with actor Ben Crystal to discuss playing the title role in Hamlet in original pronunciation.

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Shakespeare Talks #007 (Factory Theatre and Hamlet)

May 8, 2011 • 14 mins

PlayShakespeare.com Editor in Chief Chris Adams talks to the cast of a new kind of Hamlet at the Factory Theatre in London.

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Shakespeare Talks #006 (Swivel Theatre)

May 7, 2011 • 32 mins

PlayShakespeare.com Editor in Chief Chris Adams talks to the group behind the newly formed Swivel Theatre in London.Their inaugurual production of Othello won rave reviews.

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Shakespeare Talks #005 (Marlowe vs. Shakespeare)

December 25, 2009 • 74 mins

A thrilling look at two giants of the Elizabethan stage. Born in the same year as Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe died at the age of 29, having revolutionized English dramatic poetry with his dark, exuberant and wildly theatrical plays. The rivalry between these two great poets and Marlowe’s influence on Shakespeare’s work are the subjects of this evening, which features readings from the works of both playwrights and commentary b...

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Shakespeare Talks #004 (Lesley Currier)

June 29, 2009 • 27 mins

Lesley Currier discusses her past twenty years as Managing Director at the Marin Shakespeare Company and their current 2009 season. Interviewed by Denise Battista, Editor-in-Chief of PlayShakespeare.com.

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Shakespeare Talks #003 (Steven Skybell)

March 7, 2009 • 39 mins

Stage and screen actor Steven Skybell talks about his relationship with Shakespeare, Hamlet at the Globe, Richard II, and the power of verse. Interviewed by Michael Sexton, Artistic and Executive Director of The Shakespeare Society.

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Shakespeare Talks #002 (Laila Robins)

January 19, 2009 • 45 mins

Actress Laila Robins discusses her Shakespeare memories, discovering the text and Antony & Cleopatra. Interviewed by Michael Sexton, Artistic and Executive Director of The Shakespeare Society.

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The Merchant of Venice - No Nude Men

January 2, 2009 • 106 mins

A one-night only reading of Shakespeare's perpetually controversial The Merchant of Venice featuring commentary from premiere West Coast Shakespeare scholar Denise Battista. Following will be an audience discussion led by a panel of writers and artists including world-renowned Jewish-American author and fantasist Peter S. Beagle and John Fisher, Artistic Director of Theater Rhinoceros, San Francisco's oldest queer theater company. ...

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Shakespeare Talks #001 (Ron Rosenbaum)

January 1, 2009 • 31 mins

In the first episode of Shakespeare Talks, director Davis McCallum sits down with author of The Shakespeare Wars, Ron Rosenbaum to discuss directing Shakespeare, speaking verse, and King Lear.

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PlayShakespeare.com Podcast: Shakespeare Talks

Episodes

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Shakespeare Talks #010 (Nicholas Barter in Shanghai)

Shakespeare Talks #009 (Cast of The New Theatre's Midsummer Night's Dream)

Shakespeare Talks #008 (Ben Crystal Talks About OP)

Shakespeare Talks #007 (Factory Theatre and Hamlet)

Shakespeare Talks #006 (Swivel Theatre)

Shakespeare Talks #005 (Marlowe vs. Shakespeare)

Shakespeare Talks #004 (Lesley Currier)

Shakespeare Talks #003 (Steven Skybell)

Shakespeare Talks #002 (Laila Robins)

The Merchant of Venice - No Nude Men

Shakespeare Talks #001 (Ron Rosenbaum)

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Shakespeare Talks #012 (David Crystal chats with Ron Severdia about Shakespeare and language.)

Shakespeare Talks #011 (Ralph Fiennes Discusses Coriolanus)