Simon Russell Beale, in conversation with Libby Purves, on his personal experience of playing Shakespeare in the theatre.
Everything's Re-Made with Shovel and Spade: Playing Shakespeare with Simon Russell Beale
Actor and music historian, Simon Russell Beale is the 24th holder of the Cameron Mackintosh Professorship at St Catherine's College. He delivers his inaugural lecture in conversation with broadcaster, Libby Purves, on his distinguished career in the theatre, with a focus on his Shakespearean roles in contemporary theatre.
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The Chair of Contemporary Theatre, founded through a grant from the Mackintosh Foundation at St Catherine's College, aims to promote interest in, and the study and practice of, contemporary theatre. The Visiting Professorship has previously been held by actors, writers, directors, and producers including Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Miller, Alan Ayckbourn, Richard Eyre, Phyllida Lloyd and Patrick Stewart. Each year an inaugural lecture is given by the new holder of this Professorship at St...