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The cut and thrust of Shakespeare: a fight director's view

by Interview By Andrew Dickson

Henry V is a play about war yet we only see two conflicts " and the way the characters do combat tells us plenty about them, says fight director Terry KingIt's one of the simplest stage directions there is: "they fight" . That's all Shakespeare says, usually. There's no detail on how the characters fight, how long the fight lasts, how violent it is, or anything like that. He gives you a huge amount of latitude. So it…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:27am on May 9, 2016