Working Shakespeare: Volume 1 - Muscularity of Language

Part One of a five-part educational acting series. The programme follows some of the best-known actors in Hollywood as they test their Shakespearean mettle, joining with their British counterparts at a master class in New York City conducted by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The three-day master class is conducted by the RSC's Voice Director Cicely Berry and Head of Voice Andrew Wade.

Among the actors taking part are Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Watson, Robert Sean Leonard, Helen Hunt, Blythe Danner, Toby Stephens, Kate Burton, Victor Garber and Clare Danes.