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Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
The actors reflect on how they felt playing one of Shakespeare's most famous characters.
  1. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
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    The author explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
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    O for a muse of fire
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    Peter Carey: A reading from Amnesia
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    Steve Silberman: ‘There has been no autism tsunami’
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    Much ado about characters
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    Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
  8. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
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    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  9. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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    Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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    Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
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    Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
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