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Gratiano

Gratiano

Andrew French [Gratiano] in the Globe's 1998 Merchant of Venice
Andrew French [Gratiano]. Photo: Katie Vandyck

The Merchant Of Venice (1998)

Andrew French

Andrew French trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His most recent television work has been The Bill. In theatre, he has worked with Shared Experience, and at the Royal Court.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 5

At this point, just over half way through the run of the play, The Merchant of Venice was given a 3 week break from performance. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 4

Now that the play has gone into performance it is important to Andrew to constantly try new ideas and experiment with his performance. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 3

As the rehearsals progressed Andrew felt that he was coming to understand Gratiano's motivation, intentions and line of thought – the journey he goes through in the play. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 2

Andrew has now had his first voice session on the Globe stage – this proved difficult as Andrew felt that his voice and natural accent (SE London) did not work well in the Globe theatre – lots ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 1

Andrew is delighted to be playing Gratiano – it's a great part, but quite complicated. ...

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