(from the Folger Shakespeare Library; via Pam Green.)
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 98
In 2012 the Royal Shakespeare Company staged the first-ever, high-profile, all-black British Shakespeare production, Julius Caesar, set in Africa. The actor who played Brutus, Paterson Joseph, recently wrote a book about the experience called Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare’s African Play.
Paterson Joseph in Julius Caesar. Photo by Kwame Lestrade © RSC
On this podcast episode, he also talks about his early work, his thoughts about race in the British theater, about the proper way to play Brutus, and much more. Paterson Joseph is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.
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