Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women
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Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women is a memoir and critical reflection by actor Harriet Walter on performing Shakespeare’s female and traditionally male roles, exploring gender, power, and interpretation in classical theatre.
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| Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical reflection ⓘ |
| about |
Harriet Walter’s stage career
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performing Shakespeare on stage ⓘ |
| author | Harriet Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
Shakespeare’s heroines
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contemporary approaches to Shakespeare ⓘ traditionally male Shakespearean roles ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
acting technique
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feminism in performance ⓘ gender ⓘ interpretation ⓘ power ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Shakespeare’s female characters
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Shakespeare’s male characters ⓘ cross-gender casting ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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theatre memoir ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
actors
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general readers interested in theatre ⓘ students of Shakespeare ⓘ theatre practitioners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Shakespearean performance
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classical theatre ⓘ female roles in Shakespeare ⓘ gender in theatre ⓘ women playing male roles ⓘ |
| perspectiveFrom | an actor ⓘ |
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