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Peter Forbes [Polixenes] in the Globe's 2005 The Winter's Tale
Peter Forbes [Polixenes]

The Winter's Tale (2005)

Peter Forbes

This is Peter's first season at Shakespeare's Globe. Previous Shakespearean roles include Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Buckingham in Richard III and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Peter has worked at many theatres – the Royal National Theatre, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Sadler's Wells amongst them. He has also performed in the West End musical Mama Mia. You will spot him in the television dramas Casualty and Berkeley Square.

Actor's Bulletins

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This bulletin was composed with questions sent in by schools who adopted Peter. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 10

This is Peter's tenth and final blog entry for the 2005 production of The Winter's Tale in which he talks about moving from The Winter's Tale performances to Troilus and Cress...

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Rehearsal Notes: 9

This is Peter's ninth blog entry for the 2005 production of The Winter's Tale, in which he talks about problems arising, Original Pronunciation and Pandarus' character. ...

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Rehearsal Notes: 8

This is Peter's eighth blog entry for the 2005 production of The Winter's Tale, in which he talks about changes that have been made in reponse to the preview shows, the relationship betwee...

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Rehearsal Notes: 7

This is Peter's seventh blog entry for the 2005 production of The Winter's Tale, in which he talks about previews and the first performance amongst other things. ...

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