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Beatrice

Beatrice

Yolanda Vasquez [Beatrice] in the Globe's 2004 Much Ado About Nothing
Yolanda Vasquez [Beatrice]

Much Ado About Nothing (2004)

Yolanda Vazquez

This is Yolanda's fourth season at Shakespeare's Globe. Last year she was a member of the Globe's first all-female company and played parts in both The Taming of the Shrew and Richard III. In 1999, she played Adriana in The Comedy of Errors and Bertha in Augustine's Oak, and in 2000 she played Hippolyta in The Two Noble Kinsmen. Other roles include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Titania in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2002 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Her television credits include Midsomer Murders, Peak Practice and A Touch of Frost. Films include Notting Hill, The Other Boleyn Girl and Morvern Callar.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 5

This is Yolanda's final blog post. This week she discusses the technical rehearsals, the experience of bringing the play from the rehearsal room to the stage and the energy that having an audience ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 4

In her penultimate blog post Yolanda discusses the techniques she uses to get into character, working on her lines and different approaches to the "female's scene" (Act III, scene 4). ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 3

In her third blog post Yolanda discusses performing the play without blocking, developing Beatrice and Benedick's relationship and her thoughts on her costume. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 2

In her second blog post Yolanda discusses the music used in the play, her ideas about Beatrice's background and the development of the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 1

This is Yolanda's first blog post. This week she discusses the experience of returning to the Globe, the work the company have done in rehearsals and her first impressions of Beatrice. ...

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