Bloomsbury presents My Shakespeare written and read by Greg Doran. This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and "one of the great Shakespearians of his generation" (Sunday Times). During his illustrious career, Doran has directed or produced all of the plays within Shakespeare's First Folio — a milestone reached in the same year that the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of its original publication. Each chapter looks at a different play, considering the choices made and weaving in…mehr
Bloomsbury presents My Shakespeare written and read by Greg Doran. This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and "one of the great Shakespearians of his generation" (Sunday Times). During his illustrious career, Doran has directed or produced all of the plays within Shakespeare's First Folio — a milestone reached in the same year that the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of its original publication. Each chapter looks at a different play, considering the choices made and weaving in both autobiographical detail and background on the RSC, as well as giving insights into key collaborations, including those with actors such as Judi Dench, David Tennant, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart, Simon Russell Beale, Paterson Joseph and Doran's husband, the late Antony Sher, as well as seminal practitioners such as Cicely Berry, John Barton and Terry Hands. Through Doran's account of this extraordinary journey, we see how Henry VIII, initially regarded as a poisoned chalice, became his lucky break; how the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded during a matinee of King John and how the language of the play went some way in helping to articulate the unfathomable; how a RSC supporter bequeathed their skull to the company to be used as Yorick in Hamlet; how meeting Nelson Mandela inspired the production of Julius Caesar; how Falstaff was introduced to China for the very first time; and how arachnophobia informed the production of Macbeth. This book uniquely captures the excitement, energy, surprises, joys and agonies of working on these greatest of plays; sheds new light on these plays through Doran's own research and discoveries made in the rehearsal room; and gives unprecedented access into the craft, life and loves of this exceptional director.
Greg Doran has been described as “one of the supreme Shakespeare directors of our era” (Financial Times) and “one of the finest present day directors of Shakespeare” (Sunday Telegraph). He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company as an actor in 1987 and became its Artistic Director in 2012, stepping down in 2022. He has directed and/or produced every single play in the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays at Stratford-upon-Avon. His 2012 production of Julius Caesar was described by theatre critic Michael Billington as one the ten best productions in the 60-year history of the RSC and as one of his ten best nights in the theatre ever. Doran delivered the prestigious Richard Dimbleby Lecture on BBC One in 2016. He was awarded the Sam Wanamaker Prize for pioneering work in Shakespearean theatre in 2012 and won a special Olivier Award for outstanding achievement for a season of Jacobean plays in 2002. His writing credits include the book Woza Shakespeare!, co-authored with Antony Sher. He was named as the 30th Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University for the academic year 2023-2024 and, in 2024, he received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours.
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Chapter Page Introduction 8 1 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue 9 2 Titus Andronicus 23 3 Henry VIII, or All is True. 31 4 The Merchant of Venice 39 5 The Winter's Tale 45 6 Timon of Athens 50 7 Macbeth 55 8 As You Like It 65 9 King John 69 10 Much Ado About Nothing 75 11 The Taming of The Shrew 85 12 All's Well That Ends Well 92 13 Othello 98 14 Venus & Adonis 110 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 116 16 Antony & Cleopatra 127 17 Merry Wives: The Musical 134 18 Coriolanus 139 19 Hamlet 144 20 Love's Labour's Lost 153 21 Twelfth Night 161 22 Julius Caesar 168 23 Richard II 176 24 Henry IV Part One 183 25 Henry IV Part Two 200 26 Henry V 203 27 King Lear 209 28 The Tempest 217 29 Troilus and Cressida 225 30 Measure for Measure 231 31 The Comedy of Errors (a lockdown chapter) 235 32 Henry VI Part One 240 33 Henry VI Part Two 249 34 Henry VI Part Three 253 35 Richard III 255 36 Cymbeline: An Epilogue 268
Chapter PageIntroduction 81 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue 9 2 Titus Andronicus 233 Henry VIII, or All is True. 314 The Merchant of Venice 395 The Winter's Tale 456 Timon of Athens 507 Macbeth 558 As You Like It 659 King John 6910 Much Ado About Nothing 7511 The Taming of The Shrew 8512 All's Well That Ends Well 9213 Othello 9814 Venus & Adonis 110 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 11616 Antony & Cleopatra 12717 Merry Wives: The Musical 13418 Coriolanus 13919 Hamlet 14420 Love's Labour's Lost 15321 Twelfth Night 16122 Julius Caesar 16823 Richard II 17624 Henry IV Part One 18325 Henry IV Part Two 20026 Henry V 20327 King Lear 20928 The Tempest 21729 Troilus and Cressida 22530 Measure for Measure 23131 The Comedy of Errors (a lockdown chapter) 23532 Henry VI Part One 24033 Henry VI Part Two 24934 Henry VI Part Three
Chapter Page Introduction 8 1 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue 9 2 Titus Andronicus 23 3 Henry VIII, or All is True. 31 4 The Merchant of Venice 39 5 The Winter's Tale 45 6 Timon of Athens 50 7 Macbeth 55 8 As You Like It 65 9 King John 69 10 Much Ado About Nothing 75 11 The Taming of The Shrew 85 12 All's Well That Ends Well 92 13 Othello 98 14 Venus & Adonis 110 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 116 16 Antony & Cleopatra 127 17 Merry Wives: The Musical 134 18 Coriolanus 139 19 Hamlet 144 20 Love's Labour's Lost 153 21 Twelfth Night 161 22 Julius Caesar 168 23 Richard II 176 24 Henry IV Part One 183 25 Henry IV Part Two 200 26 Henry V 203 27 King Lear 209 28 The Tempest 217 29 Troilus and Cressida 225 30 Measure for Measure 231 31 The Comedy of Errors (a lockdown chapter) 235 32 Henry VI Part One 240 33 Henry VI Part Two 249 34 Henry VI Part Three 253 35 Richard III 255 36 Cymbeline: An Epilogue 268
Chapter PageIntroduction 81 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue 9 2 Titus Andronicus 233 Henry VIII, or All is True. 314 The Merchant of Venice 395 The Winter's Tale 456 Timon of Athens 507 Macbeth 558 As You Like It 659 King John 6910 Much Ado About Nothing 7511 The Taming of The Shrew 8512 All's Well That Ends Well 9213 Othello 9814 Venus & Adonis 110 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 11616 Antony & Cleopatra 12717 Merry Wives: The Musical 13418 Coriolanus 13919 Hamlet 14420 Love's Labour's Lost 15321 Twelfth Night 16122 Julius Caesar 16823 Richard II 17624 Henry IV Part One 18325 Henry IV Part Two 20026 Henry V 20327 King Lear 20928 The Tempest 21729 Troilus and Cressida 22530 Measure for Measure 23131 The Comedy of Errors (a lockdown chapter) 23532 Henry VI Part One 24033 Henry VI Part Two 24934 Henry VI Part Three
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This career retrospective, centred on the Folio, reflects Doran's temperament: decent, diligent, likeable, lucid. It's openly learned, plunging into a close reading of Romeo and Juliet's prologue, but it's also candid. Dominic Cavendish The Telegraph
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