The importance of reading Shakespeare out loud | Simon Callow | 5x15

Simon Callow is an actor, director and writer. He has appeared in many films, including the hugely popular Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and Phantom of the Opera. Callow’s books include Being an Actor, Shooting the Actor, a highly acclaimed biography of Charles Laughton, a biographical trilogy of Orson Welles (of which the first two parts have now been published) and his memoir My Life in Pieces. Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World was published in 2012. His acting credits in productions of works by and about Dickens include The Mystery of Charles Dickens, Dr Marigold and Mr Chops, and A Christmas Carol, and playing Dickens himself in the BBC’s Dr Who. He was awarded a CBE in 1999. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.