In his first major Shakespearean role, John Hurt was one of the 'star-cross'd lovers' in a Coventry production that attracted more interest than he expected. He recalls how the tragedy's lines about death played to complete silence. This is a clip from Muse of Fire, a resource of interviews on the Globe Player launched by Shakespeare's Globe. Muse of Fire was created, filmed and curated by actors Dan Poole and Giles…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM on January 29, 2015