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Penelope Beaumont [Leonato] in the Globe's 2004 Much Ado About Nothing
Penelope Beaumont [Leonato]. Photo: LB Photography

Much Ado About Nothing (2004)

Penelope Beaumont

This is Penny's second season at Shakespeare's Globe. Last year she was a member of the Globe's first all-female company; she played Vincentio in The Taming of the Shrew and Lord Stanley in Richard III. She has also performed in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Richard III as Queen Elizabeth. Penny has appeared in several television dramas including The Bill, Prime Suspect, Midsomer Murders, and Murder Without Motive.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 9

This is Penny's final blog post. This week she discusses the difference between evening and matinee audiences, coping with bad weather and how she is continuing to fine-tune her performance. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 8

In her penultimate blog post Penny discusses how she found the first performances, the work she is continuing to do on her performance and her thoughts on construction of Leonato's part. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 7

In her seventh blog post, Penny discusses the tech week: rehearsing with the fountain, the problems caused with costume and her overall impression of the process. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 6

In her sixth blog post Penny discusses how running the play helps fix small problems and denoting the Prince's status onstage. She also looks ahead to the technical rehearsals. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 5

In her fifth blog post Penny discusses working on the gulling of Benedick [II.3], how improvisation informs particular scenes, and the difficulties involved in making obscure lines clear. ...

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