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Shakespeare : the man who pays the rent / Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea ; illustrations by Judi Dench.

Dench, Judi, 1934- (author,, illustrator.). O'Hea, Brendan (Actor), (author.).

Summary:

"Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig. Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green. Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head. These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare. For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250325778
ISBN: 1250325773
Physical Description: ix, 373 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Macbeth -- Stratford-upon-Avon -- A midsummer night's dream -- Play -- Twelfth night -- The merchant of Venice -- Company -- Hamlet -- Coriolanus -- Fireside ramblings -- As you like it -- Measure for measure -- Rose Theatre -- Much ado about nothing -- King Lear -- Failure -- The comedy of errors -- Rehearsal -- Richard II -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Critics -- All's well that ends well -- Shakespeare's language -- Henry V -- The merry wives of Windsor -- Audience -- Richard III -- Changing times -- The winter's tale -- Future of Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet -- Advice.

Original Version Note:

Originally published: United Kingdom : Penguin Random House, [2023].