Diversity
Actor Samuel West, no stranger to Shakespearian roles, is joined by Dr Andrea Smith on a journey through almost 100 years of the Bard on the radio. Today it's about diversity.
Once upon a time, a Shakespeare play on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio would inevitably feature actors with perfect received pronunciation. Now that has all changed. Actor Samuel West, no stranger to Shakespearian roles, is joined by Dr Andrea Smith to hear how horizons have widened and productions enriched by new voices and new settings for the plays. We'll hear about plays set in India, plays recorded in Welsh, those with characters clearly from Africa or the Caribbean and voices that are far from the cut glass of RP.
Presented by Samuel West and Dr Andrea Smith
Produced by Susan Marling
A Just Radio Production
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