Shakespeare Uncovered | Joely Richardson on Shakespeare’s Women

Twelfth Night

In Twelfth Night and As You Like It, Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of two comic heroines and how Shakespeare revealed an acute understanding and sympathy for women.

Access

Licence: ERA Licence required

Content

Type: Factual, Plays
Channel: BBC Four
Duration: 59'31''
Broadcast date: 2012

Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

Shakespeare Archive Resource

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