The Belle’s Stratagem: reviving the 18th century
in 18th-Century Drama, Actors and Performers, Directors
22nd September 2011
The Belle's Stratagem, Southwark Playhouse
INTERVIEW: JESSICA SWALE and MAGGIE STEED
The director and lead actor of the Red Handed Theatre Company’s revival of Hannah Cowley’s 1780 play, The Belle’s Stratagem (Southwark Playhouse), talk to Carole Woddis about the challenges and pleasures of reviving a forgotten classic. Recorded at RADA, 19 September 2011.
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