Playing LearNick Hern Books, 2003 - 211 pages The book is both an in-depth analysis of the play, in which Davies looks at the many possible interpretations of both play and character, and a rehearsal diary in which we see the author's personal journey through the role, from when he played Lear for the Almeida Theatre in 2002. |
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Contents
First Reading | 14 |
Second Readings | 33 |
Lears in Performance | 64 |
Acting in Shakespeare | 78 |
Preliminaries | 94 |
MidPeriod | 124 |
Resolution | 146 |
ΙΟ A Conversation with the Director | 161 |
Appendix | 185 |
Production Credits | 201 |
Common terms and phrases
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