Playing Lear
An insight into Shakespeare's most complex character, this book is a guide to the whole notion of Lear, written from the inside by an experienced actor who brings a restless and questing intelligence to the business of 'playing Lear'
211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781854596987, 1854596985
52381407
Introduction
first readings
second readings
Lears in performance
acting in Shakespeare
preliminaries
rehearsal diary: first steps
rehearsal diary: mid-period
rehearsal diary: resolution
a conversation with the director
aftermath