Join legendary King Lear Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE and Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall for the first in our series of The Globe Talks in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, in conversation with Dr Will Tosh.

Having co-edited the text for the Arden Performance Edition of King Lear together, this event promises a revelatory discussion with Sir Simon and Dr Abigail about shaping Shakespeare’s words for the 21st century stage.  
 
‘The greatest actor of his generation’ (The Independent), Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE has received two BAFTA awards, three Olivier awards and a Tony Award, and has a longstanding relationship with Shakespeare. Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall is Deputy Director (Education) of the Shakespeare Institute. She won the first Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award, and her works include Shakespeare for Young People and Shakespeare and Lecoq: A Practical Guide. Dr Will Tosh is Head of Research at Shakespeare’s Globe. His new book, Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare, is published in June.  
 
This event is part of The Globe Talks, a new series of essential conversations exploring the work we do in relation to the world we live in.