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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 and author Ben Crystal (Shakespeare's Words, Shakespeare on Toast) explores the fascinating 400 year old sound of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets - Original Pronunciation - showing a world hidden beneath our modern accent readings full of rhyme, rhythm, and a very subtle humour. And a not-so-subtle one too.
About the Speaker
Ben is an actor, author, producer, and explorer of original practices in Shakespeare rehearsal and production. He is an Associate Artist with the Shakespeare North Playhouse and a consultant creative producer for Shakespeare companies around the world.
About the Annual Babel Lecture
Babel: The Language Magazine is a quarterly language magazine that brings cutting-edge linguistic research to non-specialists in an accessible and colourful format. The magazine covers a vast array of language lovers’ lore, taking in languages from around the world; the past, present and future of language, and the many different uses of linguistics in the world around us.
Babel has a significant national and international profile, having reached thousands of readers across six continents in 38 countries.
Each year, Babel hosts a free public lecture, with previous speakers including Susie Dent and Stephen Fry. This year, the Babel Lecture will be hosted by Northumbria University.
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