Playing Shakespeare

Passion and Coolness

Directed by Andrew Snell
TV-G
S1 • E6    Sep 2, 1984    30m
Hamlet's advice to the players is the best-known acting instruction in theatrical history. John Barton and the RSC actors explore this essential mandate to be both natural and intellectual.

Where to Watch Playing Shakespeare - S1 • E6

Cast of Passion and Coolness

  • Lisa Harrow
  • Sinéad Cusack
  • John Barton
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Richard Pasco
  • Barbara Leigh-Hunt
  • Alan Howard
  • Norman Rodway
  • Donald Sinden
  • Peggy Ashcroft
  • Ben Kingsley
  • Tony Church
  • Jane Lapotaire
  • Mike Gwilym
  • Roger Rees
  • Susan Fleetwood
  • David Suchet
  • Michael Pennington
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Judi Dench

 

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