Julian Curry
Julian Curry (1937-2020) was a writer and actor who appeared in many of Shakespeare's plays. His extensive stage credits include leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and in London's West End.
He was also well known as Claude Erskine-Brown in the popular television series Rumpole of the Bailey. Numerous other TV credits include Inspector Morse, Sherlock Holmes, The Misanthrope, King Lear, Kavanagh QC, The Wyvern Mystery, A Fine Romance and Midsomer Murders. Among many movies are The Missionary, Fall from Grace, Rasputin, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Escape to Victory (starring Pelé).
His one-man entertainment Hic! or The Entire History of Wine (abridged) was performed over a hundred and fifty times, from Hong Kong to Bermuda to San Francisco, and sold out as a cartoon-illustrated book. He also wrote and recorded A Guide to Wine for Naxos Audiobooks.
His books, Shakespeare On Stage and Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2, were both shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize, and are published by Nick Hern Books.
Judi Dench on Juliet
Performing Shakespeare
Judi Dench discusses playing Juliet, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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Michael Pennington on Timon of Athens
Performing Shakespeare
Michael Pennington discusses playing Timon of Athens, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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Patrick Stewart on Prospero
Performing Shakespeare
Patrick Stewart discusses playing Prospero, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.
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Patrick Stewart on Shylock
Performing Shakespeare
Patrick Stewart discusses playing Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, a role he has played many times, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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Penelope Wilton on Isabella
Performing Shakespeare
Penelope Wilton discusses playing Isabella, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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Ralph Fiennes on Coriolanus
Performing Shakespeare
Ralph Fiennes discusses playing Coriolanus, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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Rebecca Hall on Rosalind
Performing Shakespeare
Rebecca Hall discusses playing Rosalind, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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Roger Allam on Falstaff
Performing Shakespeare
Roger Allam discusses playing Falstaff, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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Sara Kestelman on Hippolyta and Titania
Performing Shakespeare
Sara Kestelman discusses playing Hippolyta and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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Shakespeare On Stage
Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles
Thirteen leading actors take us behind the scenes, each recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2
Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles
By Julian Curry Foreword by Nicholas HytnerTwelve leading actors take us behind the scenes of landmark Shakespearean productions, each recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Simon Russell Beale on Cassius
Performing Shakespeare
By Simon Russell Beale and Julian CurrySimon Russell Beale discusses playing Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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