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Kent

Kent

King Lear (2001)

Bruce Alexander

Bruce has appeared in many RSC productions – All's Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, Troilus and Cressida, As You Like It, Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry VIII. Bruce plays the regular role of Superintendent Mullet in the television drama A Touch of Frost, while his film work includes The Innocents, A Christmas Carol and The Thing About Vince.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 6

This is Bruce's final blog post. This week he reflects on how the play has progressed from the earliest stages of rehearsals and looks ahead to taking King Lear to the Tokyo Globe. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 5

In his penultimate blog post, Bruce discusses the differences between performing in matinees and evening shows, and the differences between different audiences. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 4

In Bruce's fourth blog post he discusses the final stage of rehearsals, the first performances and the experience of performing at the Globe. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 3

In his third blog post, Bruce discusses running the play, his further thoughts on Kent's disguise and bringing the play onto the Globe stage. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 2

In his second blog post, Bruce discusses how discussing the text has helped him develop his character, what effect Kent's disguise has and how the cast will create the storm on stage....

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