Playing Shakespeare — Season 1, Episode 6: Passion and Coolness

Episode synopsis

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.

About Playing Shakespeare

John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Two Traditions
• E2Using the Verse
• E3Language and Character
• E4Speeches and Soliloquies
• E5Irony and Ambiguity
• E7Rehearsing the Text
• E8Exploring a Character
• E9Poetry and Hidden Poetry