Staging Shakespeare

By Oxford University

What's Staging Shakespeare about?

Staging Shakespeare is series of video commentaries on performing and directing Shakespeare including extracts of two plays- 'The Tempest' and 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'. An English teacher also explains how she uses IT resources to engage students.

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Staging Shakespeare episodes:

06.07.2013
Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears"
A second Masterclass on how Shakespeare spins rhetoric for the actor, with Sam Leith, journalist and writer, and author of 'You Talkin' to Me'. Students from Oxford University Drama Society will take part in the masterclass with an audience....
06.07.2013
Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin'
A practical Masterclass with Greg Doran from the Royal Shakespeare Company looking at what clues Shakespeare puts into the verse for the actor. Students from Oxford University Drama Society rehearse Romeo and Juliet in front of an audience. Creative...
08.23.2012
The language of Shakespeare
Actors and the director talk about how they have approached and worked with their student production of the Shakespeare play - Two Gentlemen of Verona. They discuss some of the challenges of the text and what they have done to...
08.23.2012
Understanding Shakespeare
The actor Nick Lyons talks about the challenge of the language barrier and how he dealt with it for his role in the student production of the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK:...
08.23.2012
Two Gentlemen of Verona: The view from the Director
The director talks about how she adapted the script and directed the student Shakespeare production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. She describes what makes the play great, and discusses issues related to editing and direction. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0...
08.23.2012
The Tempest: For you am I this patient log-man
The director and actors talk about the log-scene in The Tempest and how they interpret and perform it. Includes scenes from rehearsals and performance. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
08.23.2012
The Tempest: Our revels now are ended
The famous Shakespeare scene from The Tempest, performed by actors from an Oxford student drama society. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
08.23.2012
The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Conveying Shakespeare's meaning
The actor Dylan Townley talks about the language of Shakespeare. He describes how understanding and using the meter can help an actor or reader to bring out the poetry in a text. Includes a scene from The Tempest. Creative...
08.23.2012
The Tempest: Prospero
Actor Dylan Townley talks with director Archie Cornish about the character Prospero. They describe how they have chosen to portray him in this Oxford student performance of The Tempest, and discuss on what they base their interpretation. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share...
08.23.2012
The Tempest: Direction and interpretation
Director Archie Cornish and actor Dylan Townley - Prospero - talk about adapting, directing and performing a student Shakespeare production of The Tempest. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
08.23.2012
Teaching Shakespeare in Schools
A teacher talks about how she teaches Shakespeare in school, using video clips and references from contemporary culture to get the students to understand, relate to, and engage with the text. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England &...
08.22.2012
The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Bringing a scene to Life
The director Archie Cornish, and actor Dylan Townley, introduce the Revel speech in The Tempest. They also discuss the context in which it appears. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
08.22.2012
Shakespeare and the Stage
Professor Tiffany Stern gives a short talk on William Shakespeare and how his plays were performed in Elizabethan England. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

What's Staging Shakespeare about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Staging Shakespeare episodes:

Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears"

Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin'

The language of Shakespeare

Understanding Shakespeare

Two Gentlemen of Verona: The view from the Director

The Tempest: For you am I this patient log-man

The Tempest: Our revels now are ended

The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Conveying Shakespeare's meaning

The Tempest: Prospero

The Tempest: Direction and interpretation

Teaching Shakespeare in Schools

The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Bringing a scene to Life

Shakespeare and the Stage