Fiona Shaw nominates the actress Eleonora Duse
BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw chooses the pioneering 19th-century actress, Eleonora Duse. With Matthew Parris. From 2019.
Fiona Shaw - BAFTA award-winning star of BBC TV's Killing Eve - explores the life of one of history's most remarkable and forgotten actresses, Eleonora Duse.
The 19th-century performer inspired Stanislavski's 'method', changed Chekhov's mind about acting, and took Chaplin's breath away,
Kirsten Shepherd-Barr - professor of English and Theatre Studies at St Catherine's College, Oxford - helps Fiona and presenter Matthew Parris to uncover the drama of Duse's life, both on and off the stage.
Producer: Camellia Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.
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