Learn about Lynn Redgrave's tribute to her late father, actor Sir Michael Redgrave through her one-woman play “Shakespeare for My Father”
Learn about Lynn Redgrave's tribute to her late father, actor Sir Michael Redgrave through her one-woman play “Shakespeare for My Father”
A discussion of Lynn Redgrave's one-woman show Shakespeare for My Father, written and performed as a tribute to her late father, the Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Redgrave.
Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Transcript
SPEAKER: Lynn Redgrave used this red ring binder for her rehearsal copy of her one woman play, Shakespeare for My Father. In the play, Redgrave has been reminiscing about her early life as the sickly, shy daughter of a distant father. The great Shakespearean actor, Sir Michael Redgrave.
His elegant and larger than life image appeared on stage during the production as a constant reminder of his presence. Redgrave played all the roles herself. And the script includes dozens of scenes from Shakespeare.
Reviewers equally praised Redgrave's versatility in presenting so many different characters, as well as the quality and ingenuity of the script she created. In which she used Shakespeare scenes as a way to both explore and understand her relationship with her father.
His elegant and larger than life image appeared on stage during the production as a constant reminder of his presence. Redgrave played all the roles herself. And the script includes dozens of scenes from Shakespeare.
Reviewers equally praised Redgrave's versatility in presenting so many different characters, as well as the quality and ingenuity of the script she created. In which she used Shakespeare scenes as a way to both explore and understand her relationship with her father.