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Paul Hunter [Bottom] in the Globe's 2008 A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008)

Paul Hunter

Paul’s theatre credits include Rapunzel for Kneehigh, Under the Black Flag at Shakespeare’s Globe, The Water Engine at the Young Vic, Physick Lies A-Bleeding at the Apothecaries’ Hall, Oliver Twist at the Hammersmith Lyric Theatre, Playing the Victim at the Royal Court, The Play What I Wrote at the Wyndham Theatre, Into Your Dreams at the Almeida, Richard III for the English Shakespeare Company, Twelfth Night for Northern Stage, Les Enfants du Paradis for the RSC and Servant of Two Masters at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre.

His work for television includes roles in After You’ve Gone, Mitchell and Kenyon, Black Books and My Family. For Radio he has played parts in A Million Different People, My Family and Other Animals, and The Newbury Arms.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 4

This is Paul's final blog post. This week he discusses bringing the play to the Globe stage in tech week, the experience of performing on the Globe stage and interacting with the audience. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 3

In his third blog post Paul discusses rehearsing the dances, the set design, and his costume fitting, including his transformation into a donkey! ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 2

In his second blog post Paul discusses the second week of rehearsals, including work on movement, text and voice. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 1

This is Paul's first blog post. This week he discusses his beginnings as an actor, the first week of rehearsals and how to play comedy at the Globe. ...

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