Original Pronunciation Maori session ~ Public Talk with Ben Crystal

Tuesday 23 May 5 – 6pm

Circa Two            

Bookings essential for numbers (max 95): Phone: 04 384 1300  OR Email: shakespeare.et.al@gmail.com

Cost: Koha

What did Shakespeare’s accent – and that of his actors and audience – sound like? What can we learn from hearing and speaking his works in that accent? And with no recordings or transcriptions available to us, how do we know?

Actor, author, & producer Ben Crystal (Shakespeare’s Words, Shakespeare on Toast) with a Maori actor explores the fascinating 400 year old sound of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. And for the first time ever, with a Kiwi twist  – showing a world hidden beneath our readings in modern English accents full of rhyme, rhythm, and a very subtle humour.

RELATED EVENTS

• Sticks, Sonnets & Verse ~ Theatre Industry Workshop – Monday 22 May 9.30 – 11.30am
• School groups “Circa Theatre Talk & Tour” ~ Thursday 1 June (afternoon)  – email: circa@circa.co.nz 
• Crystal Clear Shakespeare ~ Public Performances – Wednesday 31 May – Saturday 3 June (7.30pm)

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