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Words and Music: Shakespeare and Power

23/04/2016

Shakespeare and Power

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Juliet Stevenson and Tim Pigott-Smith with readings and music on the power of royalty.

Juliet Stevenson and Tim Pigott-Smith are the readers in a sequence of texts and music inspired by an important Shakespearean theme: the power of royalty.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown".
Actors Juliet Stevenson and Tim Pigott-Smith perform readings accompanied by centuries of music inspired by one of Shakespeare's favourite themes: the power of royalty and monarchy as a metaphor for the relationship between men and women.

Producer: Fiona McLean

First broadcast live from the RSC's The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 2016.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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