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Shakespeare at the Millennium – Contemporary Performance

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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24 minutes

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project