Speak The Speech by Bell Shakespeare
Arts:Performing Arts
Julius Caesar from Julius Caesar Act 2, Scene 2 performed by Greg Doran
“If theatre holds a mirror up to nature, and you don’t see yourself reflected in that mirror, then why should you engage with it?”
This week on Speak The Speech, we are joined by “one of the great Shakespeareans of his generation” [Sunday Times], Artistic Director Emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company Gregory Doran. Gregory talks about his extensive and acclaimed body of work with the RSC, his long personal and professional partnership with Sir Antony Sher, and his commitment to diversity of voices in creating Shakespeare for everyone.
Gregory Doran has spent 35 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the last 10 as Artistic Director. His directing highlights include King Lear, starring Antony Sher, The Tempest starring Simon Russell Beale, and his world-renowned production of Julius Caesar for the World Shakespeare Festival. In 2021 he directed the Henry VI Part 1 Open Rehearsal Project, which for the first time invited audiences to observe the RSC’s full rehearsal process. In 2016 he took the company to mainland China for the first time, with the Henry IV plays and Henry V. In 2012 he directed David Tennant in Richard II, the first RSC production to be broadcast live in cinemas. He’s won an Olivier award, a Sam Wanamaker Award from Shakespeare’s Globe, and received numerous honorary doctorates. In 2023, as Artistic Director Emeritus, he will direct Cymbeline, his 50th production for the RSC.
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S3 Ep8: Ben Crystal
S3 Ep7: Sarah Blasko
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S3 Ep4: Jess Chambers
S3 Ep3: Janine Watson
S3 Ep2: Maitland Schnaars
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S2 Ep12: Grace Truman
S2 Ep11: Kyle Morrison
S2 Ep10: Gabrielle Scawthorn
S2 Ep9: Penny Gay
S2 Ep 8: Paula Arundell
S2 Ep7: Michael Chaney
S2 Ep6: Yalin Ozucelik
S2 Ep5: Huw McKinnon
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