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by Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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Availability:In StockContributor:Judi Dench, Brendan O'HeaPublish date:4/21/2026Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9781250386175ISBN-10:1250386179UPC:9781250386175Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, DramaBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women, ShakespeareSize:8.22 x 5.51 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQTVMXS70

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...

Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green...

Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...

These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.

For 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 & 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.

Interspersed 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.

Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9781250386175ISBN-10:1250386179UPC:9781250386175Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, DramaBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women, ShakespeareSize:8.22 x 5.51 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQTVMXS70

Dame Judi Dench is one of the world's most celebrated actresses. She has won numerous major awards for work on both stage and screen - including an Academy Award, ten BAFTAs and a record eight Laurence Olivier Awards. In recognition of her many achievements she received an OBE in 1970, became a DBE in 1988, and in 2005 was awarded a Companion of Honour.

Brendan O'Hea is a theatre director and an Associate Artist at Shakespeare's Globe. His work as an actor includes major roles at the National Theatre, RSC and fourteen productions for Shakespeare's Globe. As a director his work has been seen on stages across the UK and abroad, including nine productions for Shakespeare's Globe.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

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