Book duration 30 pages
About the book
Judi Dench discusses playing Juliet, in this ebook taken from
Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.In each volume of the
Shakespeare On Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The result is a masterclass on playing the role, invaluable for other actors and directors, as well as students of Shakespeare – and fascinating for audiences of the play.
In this volume, Judi Dench discusses playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Old Vic production of
Romeo and Juliet when she was just twenty-three.This interview, together with the others in the series (with actors such as Jude Law, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart), is also available in the collection
Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles by Julian Curry, with a foreword by Trevor Nunn.
