Playing Shakespeare

TV series · 1984

Playing Shakespeare

First aired 29 July 1984 Documentary TMDB ↗

John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

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How old were they?

Oldest first

Peggy Ashcroft

76

Richard Pasco

58

Tony Church

54

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

48

Alan Howard

46

Patrick Stewart

44

Lisa Harrow

40

Ben Kingsley

40

Roger Rees

40

John Barton

Unknown

Everyone else (9) ↓

Donald Sinden

60

Norman Rodway

55

Judi Dench

49

Michael Pennington

41

Susan Fleetwood

39

Jane Lapotaire

39

David Suchet

38

Sinéad Cusack

36