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This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and "one of the great Shakespearians of his generation" (Sunday Times).
During his illustrious career, Doran has directed or produced all of the plays within Shakespeare's First Folio -- a milestone reached in the same year that the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of its original publication.
Each chapter looks at a different play, considering the choices made and weaving in both autobiographical detail and background on the RSC, as well as giving insights into key collaborations, including those with actors such as Judi Dench, David Tennant, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart, Simon Russell Beale, Paterson Joseph and Doran's husband, the late Antony Sher, as well as seminal practitioners such as Cicely Berry, John Barton and Terry Hands. The book also includes 16 striking pages with stills from some of the RSC plays.
Through Doran's account of this extraordinary journey, we see how Henry VIII, initially regarded as a poisoned chalice, became his lucky break; how the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded during a matinee of King John and how the language of the play went some way in helping to articulate the unfathomable; how a RSC supporter bequeathed their skull to the company to be used as Yorick in Hamlet; how meeting Nelson Mandela inspired the production of Julius Caesar; how Falstaff was introduced to China for the very first time; and how arachnophobia informed the production of Macbeth.
This book uniquely captures the excitement, energy, surprises, joys and agonies of working on these greatest of plays; sheds new light on these plays through Doran's own research and discoveries made in the rehearsal room; and gives unprecedented access into the craft, life and loves of this exceptional director.
My Shakespeare is also available in audiobook format from audiobook retailers.
This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and "one of the great Shakespearians of his generation" (Sunday Times).
During his illustrious career, Doran has directed or produced all of the plays within Shakespeare's First Folio -- a milestone reached in the same year that the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of its original publication.
Each chapter looks at a different play, considering the choices made and weaving in both autobiographical detail and background on the RSC, as well as giving insights into key collaborations, including those with actors such as Judi Dench, David Tennant, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart, Simon Russell Beale, Paterson Joseph and Doran's husband, the late Antony Sher, as well as seminal practitioners such as Cicely Berry, John Barton and Terry Hands. The book also includes 16 striking pages with stills from some of the RSC plays.
Through Doran's account of this extraordinary journey, we see how Henry VIII, initially regarded as a poisoned chalice, became his lucky break; how the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded during a matinee of King John and how the language of the play went some way in helping to articulate the unfathomable; how a RSC supporter bequeathed their skull to the company to be used as Yorick in Hamlet; how meeting Nelson Mandela inspired the production of Julius Caesar; how Falstaff was introduced to China for the very first time; and how arachnophobia informed the production of Macbeth.
This book uniquely captures the excitement, energy, surprises, joys and agonies of working on these greatest of plays; sheds new light on these plays through Doran's own research and discoveries made in the rehearsal room; and gives unprecedented access into the craft, life and loves of this exceptional director.
My Shakespeare is also available in audiobook format from audiobook retailers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue
- 2 Titus Andronicus
- 3 Henry VIII, or All is True
- 4 The Merchant of Venice
- 5 The Winterâs Tale
- 6 Timon of Athens
- 7 Macbeth
- 8 As You Like It
- 9 King John
- 10 Much Ado About Nothing
- 11 The Taming of the Shrew
- 12 Allâs Well That Ends Well
- 13 Othello
- 14 Venus and Adonis
- 15 A Midsummer Nightâs Dream
- 16 Antony and Cleopatra
- 17 Merry Wives: The Musical
- 18 Coriolanus
- 19 Hamlet
- 20 Loveâs Labourâs Lost
- 21 Twelfth Night
- 22 Julius Caesar
- 23 Richard II
- 24 Henry IV, Part One
- 25 Henry IV, Part Two
- 26 Henry V
- 27 King Lear
- 28 The Tempest
- 29 Troilus and Cressida
- 30 Measure for Measure
- 31 The Comedy of Errors: A Lockdown Chapter
- 32 Henry VI, Part One
- 33 Henry VI, Part Two (Henry VI: Rebellion)
- 34 Henry VI, Part Three (Wars of the Roses)
- 35 Richard III
- 36 Cymbeline: An Epilogue
- Appendix A: Continuing the Shakespeare Gym on the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet
- Appendix B: Filmed Productions
- Index
- Plate
- Copyright