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Luciana

Luciana

Laura Rees as Luciana

The Comedy of Errors (2006)

Laura Rees

This is Laura's second season at Shakespeare's Globe. Last year, Laura played Marina in Pericles and Eve in Man Falling Down. Laura trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama; since graduating in 2001, her Shakespearean roles have included Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Laura also played Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest and Esther in Strange Orchestra. You will spot her in the film Love Actually. Television credits include Holby City, Murder in Mind and Trust. She is also playing Lavinia in this season's Titus Andronicus.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 3

In Laura's final blog post she discusses how her approach to her character has changed, the technical rehearsal and having to balance performing in a comedy and a tragedy. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 2

In her second blog post Laura discusses the difficulties of rehearsing two plays at the same time, how she relates to her character and about having time off. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 1

This is Laura's first blog post. This week she discusses how she became an actress, her previous experience of Shakespeare and the experience of performing at the Globe. ...

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