Walking Shadow

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more."'Macbeth', William ShakespeareWhy does Shakespeare still speak so powerfully to us today? His words capture love, ambition, desire and loss with an immediacy that feels strikingly modern.

In 'Walking Shadow', former RSC Artistic Director Greg Doran draws on a lifetime of directing and living with Shakespeare, tracing how the plays continue to resonate across cultures and generations.He is joined by Harriet Walter, one of our greatest Shakespearean actors, whose book 'She Speaks' reclaims Shakespeare's women for today.

Together, they explore how Shakespeare's language still shapes our understanding of what it means to be human.