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“If you can speak ‘Shakespeare’, you can tackle any text” RWCMD new Shakespeare prize focuses on the importance of the power of language
BY HELEN DUNNING At a time when opportunities for young people to engage with The Bard in performance are becoming more scarce, it’s vital that drama schools continue to teach Shakespeare to keep verse speaking alive. The Royal Welsh College’s new Shakespeare prize celebrates this focus, and the final, in London’s Royal Court theatre and featuring the five second year actor finalists, was judged by Sir Ian McKellen, RWCMD graduate and Fellow Rakie Ayola, Sean Mathias, the College’s Director of Drama Performance, Jonathan Munby, and Head of Voice, Alice White.Continue reading
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