{"product_id":"book-hj48","title":"Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In a remarkable performance, Flynn laughs, jokes, and calls O'Hea to task when he's wrong--all sounding very much like the famous Dench...The final segment has Dench (in her own voice) and O'Hea engaged in friendly, very funny, squabbling. Informative, educational and altogether brilliant listening!\"—\u003ci\u003eAudioFile\u003c\/i\u003e (Earphones Award Winner)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program includes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einterstitial narration from Judi Dench \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a bonus conversation between the authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before with internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's \u003ci\u003eSHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent—\u003c\/i\u003ea witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eActing opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor \u0026amp; director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Pays The Rent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351062815024,"sku":"BDhj48","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/502283-hj48-Square.jpg?v=1734304067","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hj48","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}