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Home | A Midsummer Night's Dream: In rehearsal

In rehearsal

You can hear from director, designer and actors about ways to get started on a play. Actors describe a variety of ways of working with Shakespeare's language.

 
These three sections show actors working through scenes. They demonstrate how the text can be delivered physically and how the slightest change can make a whole new meaning.
  • 'Putting a scene together' refers to Act 3 Scene 2.
  • 'Status choices' refers to Act 2 Scene 2.
  • 'Choosing a mood' refers to Act 2 Scene 1.

Ways in

Ways of speaking

Putting a scene together

Status choices

Choosing a mood

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