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Sounds of Shakespeare: Landmark - The Winter's Tale

Matthew Sweet discusses Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale with actor Samuel West and scholars Michael Dobson and Carol Rutter. Recorded in Stratford-upon Avon.

"To unpathed waters, undreamed shores"
Matthew Sweet discusses The Winter's Tale, written just 6 years before Shakespeare died and still regarded as one of his most intriguing works. With actor Samuel West, and scholars Michael Dobson(University of Birmingham) and Carol Rutter( University of Warwick) joining Matthew in Stratford-upon-Avon in the Radio 3 prop up studio at the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Other Place theatre as part of Radio 3's Sounds of Shakespeare season.

The Winter's Tale is being broadcast as the Drama on 3 this Sunday April 30th.

91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 is marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare with a season celebrating the four centuries of music and performance that his plays and sonnets have inspired. Over the anniversary weekend, from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th April, Radio 3 will broadcast live from a pop-up studio at the RSC's The Other Place Theatre and other historic venues across Stratford-upon-Avon.

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45 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest Samuel West
Interviewed Guest Lucy Bailey
Interviewed Guest Michael Dobson

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 Apr 2016 22:00

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