He shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing Shakespeare, including:

wordplay – using colour and playing plain, wit and comedy, making language muscular

building a character – different strategies, using the text, Stanislavski and Shakespeare

shape and structure – headlining a speech, playing soliloquys, determining a speech’s purpose and letting the verse empower you

dialogue – building tension, sharing responsibility and ’passing the ball’.

This guided tour of Shakespeare’s complex but unfailingly rewarding work stunningly combines instruction and inspiration. Whether you are an actor or a student, you will miss it at your peril.