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World Service,06 Dec 2000,23 mins

Shakespeare at the Millennium – Contemporary Performance

Meridian

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The enduring appeal of Shakespeare. How should his plays be performed in English for 21st-century audiences? Fiona Shaw on playing Richard II, and Hugh Quarshie on Hotspur and Mark Antony; and Barrie Rutter talks about his Northern Broadsides company that takes classics around the world.

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