The film and stage director talks to Mark Leipacher about his acclaimed production of King Lear, working with Simon Russell Beale and his career thus far.
Shakespeare Talks!
William Shakespeare is peerless in literature, drama and poetry. His plays are often a difficult read, though, even for native English speakers. This has contributed, I feel, to an oversight and under-appreciation for the wisdom he has offered for centuries. So in ST! I endeavor to engage, entertain and educate a modern day audience.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Talking Lear: Sam Mendes
The film and stage director talks to Mark Leipacher about his acclaimed production of King Lear, working with Simon Russell Beale and his career thus far.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Talking Lear: Stephen Boxer, Sam Troughton, Tom Brooke
Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Talking Lear: Adrian Scarborough, Stanley Townsend
Adrian Scarborough and Stanley Townsend talk to Fiona Mountford about Sam Mendes' 2014 production of King Lear.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Talking Lear: Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Vinall
Fiona Mountford talks to Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin and Olivia Vinall about playing the three daughters in Lear, being directed by Sam Mendes and performing in the Olivier theatre.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Talking Lear: Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale talks to Mark Leipacher about taking on the role of King Lear and reuniting with Sam Mendes.
Monday, May 23, 2016
King Lear: Nothing will come of nothing
"Oh, go ahead, just tell him you loved him! It'd be so much easier. You didn't have to mean it."
~Sam Mendes, on Cordelia vis-a-vis King Lear
Director
Friday, May 13, 2016
King Lear: Truth and perception
She can see through the lies.
~Olivia Vinall
Cordelia
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