3. Performing Gender

The National Theatre Podcast by Emma Reidy

Jun 15, 201740:38Arts

Dame Harriet Walter has performed some of Shakespeare’s most iconic male roles – she tells us what it taught her about gender and power, and how it made her a better actor. We speak to body language expert India Ford to...

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