Kathryn Hunter is one of the most distinctive performers on the modern stage. Her shapeshifting abilities have seen her play Shakespearean roles as diverse as King Lear, Richard III, Katharina, Cleopatra, Puck, and Timon of Athens. Her role as the witches in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth introduced her distinctive approach to Shakespeare to a wider audience, winning her the 2021 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is also an accomplished Shakespearean director, having directed productions for theatres including Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company. This study situates her Shakespearean work within the context of her wider career, including her Olivier award-winning work with Complicite and her frequent collaborations with Peter Brook. It is based on a series of nine interviews with Hunter that were conducted over Zoom during the 2020 lockdown, and draws upon archival material from Shakespeare's Globe, the RSC and elsewhere.
| ISBN: | 9781350339347 |
| Publication date: | 12th November 2026 |
| Author: | Stephen Purcell |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Shakespeare in the Theatre |
| Genres: |
Individual actors and performers |
Kathryn Hunter is one of the most distinctive performers on the modern stage. Her shapeshifting abilities have seen her play Shakespearean roles as diverse as King Lear, Richard III, Katharina, Cleopatra, Puck, and Timon of Athens.
Kathryn Hunter features in the following genres: Individual actors and performers
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Kathryn Hunter was written by Stephen Purcell and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Kathryn Hunter has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Shakespeare in the Theatre series
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