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Designing Shakespeare Collection - Audio Interview Clip

- Producing Shakespeare

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Designing Shakespeare Collection - Producing Shakespeare
Filename	:	DS_NO_au14.mov
Date of Interview	:	16 December 2002
Date digital resource created	:	06 June 2003
Creator1	:	Nick Ormerod
Creator2	:	Christie Carson
Creator role1	:	Theatre Designer - Interviewee
Creator role2	:	Principle Investigator - Interviewer
Description	:	Question: In general, do you think that Shakespeare should seek for that kind of metaphor to reach a contemporary audience? Do you think it needs that king of translation? Answer: Not necessarily no, I think Shakespeare needs to be recreated and made alive like any other text. Like a modern text, it needs to still be given life. And after all you are only talking about printed words on a page. And if whatever costume it's in, if it's alive that will communicate itself. I think it's true that heavy production or heavy costumes tend to combat life if you like, which is why I would, I tend to start from a principle of Shakespeare that there needs to be a good reason not do it, to be presented in modern dress. Because that, I think does communicate more directly with modern people. I mean after all when Shakespeare was played, it was played in modern dress. Why should we pin it down in seventeenth century?
Source	:	DS_16_12_02 (2xmini DV tape)
Format	:	Quicktime Progressive (audio)
Type	:	Resource Audio
Rights	:	This clip may be used for educational purposes only, any commercial use of this material requires permission from the copyright holders. Misuse or misrepresentation may result in legal action. Copyright holder: Christie Carson, COMPH, Royal Holloway University of London.
Length	:	45.26 seconds