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Patrick Tucker finds the key to acting Shakespeare in a rediscovered method, and the results are revolutionary. The trick is called the platt'- a cue script with only one actor's lines on it-and when it is used no one knows how the play will end or even what the plot developments will be. Tucker insists that the tension and attention demanded by this method results in extraordinary performances.

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Any theater person or academic interested in understanding Shakespeare should read Tucker's remarkable book...this volume is highly recommended at all levels.. <br>-R. Sugarman Ihoice <br> The book is a quite original and didactic look at Shakespeare, especially intriguing to the serious Shakespearean who is looking for new ideas. <br>-Michael Lazan Back Stage, September 2002 <br> Tucker's Secrets of Acting Shakespeare is an important new book that offers much to a wide audience; a wealth of practical advice for students and makers of theatre and a great deal worth reconsidering for schlars of Shakespearean text and performance. Theatre Journal October 2003. <br>

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Patrick Tucker is Director of London's Original Shakespeare Company. He is on the board of the Globe Theatre, London.

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