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The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
RSC artistic director Gregory Doran on how changing words can be compunctious
- The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
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- Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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- Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
- Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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- Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
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- Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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