Voice Study Week Work

Introduction

After putting together my CV I have noticed some faults in my vocal skills. I feel that improving these skills would open me to more employment in this tough industry. Therefore I will reflect upon different plays and performances I have been in recently and Feedback from these projects.

My Voice: 

What kind of Tone is my voice?: Baritone

How Fast or Slow do they Speak?: Quite fast

Do I pause a lot?: No

Do I find it difficult to project?: No

Do I articulate my words?: Yes, but I find the Th sound difficult

What is my Pitch like?: I have quite a deep voice

Do I emphasise certain words?: Normally after I take a pause or I think I start the first word with emphasis

Do I speak in one tone?: No 

Do I have specific difficulties when pronouncing certain words?: Yes, when pronouncing an R sound

Do I like my voice and why?: I don't like my voice because of my posh accent, I also wish my voice was a bit higher as it sounds quite deep and I don't like how at points I can sound monotone.

Is my voice loud?: Yes

Is my voice quiet?: No

Is my voice deep?: Yes

Is it high or low?: Low

Is is strong or weak?: Strong

Is it shaky?: No

Is it husky?: No

Is it crisp?: No

Is it clipped?: Sometimes

Is it drowning?: No

Is it nasal?: A little

Is it squeaky?: No

Is it crackly?: No

Is it raspy?: No

Is it distorted?: No

What are the characteristics of your voice? (describe and explain - use feedback from previous performances, your voice in general and your own analysis)

I would say I have quite a posh sounding voice. I think is due to the fact that I was brought up in quite an upper class town in England. I would say I speak quite quickly at times but I am usually still able to articulate. However, sometimes my 'th' sounds get lost and I have a very difficult time when pronouncing words that either start or have the letter 'r' in them, saying Ferrero Rocher is a nightmare. From previous performances I have been given feedback such as good intention and good support however my articulation could be better. I feel I excel when supporting and I think my breath control will on stage is good. My adaptation to a scene is also good as I can recognize how my character would talk with different people. For example when I played Stephen Crossley in '13', the level of volume would change considering who he was with and which environment he was in, for example when he was talking to his friend Ruth he would speak in a soft voice that was reassuring to show how he was her friend. However, when Stephen is doing a lecture he would use a voice that would be more empowering and louder to persuade the students that came to his lecture. A hindrance in my voice is emphasis. I find it difficult to emphasise the right words but I know how to use the skill of emphasis. I find myself putting emphasis on the wrong words. 

In what ways do these vocal qualities benefit or hinder you as a stage performer?

As said before I think I have quite a lot of work to do on my articulation and I think if not worked on it could hinder my performance as an actor on stage as 'th' sounds may sound like 'f' and will become an annoyance for the audience to watch and may find it difficult to get lost in the story when the actor can't articulate properly. When performing plays done by playwrights like Shakespeare the articulation needs to be to an even greater standard as the words are difficult to the audience and so with them being said wrongly it would make it even harder for the message to be portrayed. Another hindrance as said before is my emphasis on certain words, I tend to put the emphasis on the wrong words and when an audience member is asked to talk about the scene it is easier for them to get the message portrayed if the right words are being emphasised, for example if I am trying to portray that I hate the actor Tom Hanks, and I say 'I hate the actor Tom Hanks', I should emphasise the word hate to get the feeling across to the audience and to help provoke a reaction from the other actor on stage, whereas if I emphasis the word actor, the message would be lost.

What vocal exercises (at least 3) might be suitable for building on your strengths and to address the issues mentioned? Please explain the exercise (use words and images)

Considering I find articulation difficult I will do exercises that will increase my articulation as they will help my vocal muscles. 

Finger between teeth exercise:

The first exercise which is great for articulation is the finger between teeth exercise, you first start off by placing your finger in between your teeth and putting your tongue on your hard palette which is located at the roof of your mouth. By saying a line your mouth will try to move more as you want to make words that make sense instead of sounding stupid. After this you take your tongue off your palette and keep your finger in the same place, you'll make more sounds this time as you have your tongue and your lips will still move as much. After this you take away your finger and you will start to articulate as your lips are a muscle and will remember how much they moved and will move like this, muscle memory. 

Tongue Twisters:

There are many tongue twisters, that can help articulation. Saying tongue twisters can help the movement of your mouth and most importantly your tongue which is a key component in Articulation. Different tongue twisters are based on alliteration around certain letters, for example 'Sister Susie sewing shirts for soldiers' is based around the S sound. 'Peter Pepper picked a pack of pickled peppers', is based around the P sound. I feel that my articulation is weakest when pronouncing 'th' sounds so I will use a tongue twister like 'He threw three free throws', this tongue twister helps me immensely as I find the fr and the th sound difficult to differentiate. 

Jaw warming exercise:

Another exercise that will help my voice would be to loosen my jaw by warming it up, if my jaw is stiff it is difficult to articulate properly. The way to do it is to take where your thumb and your hand meet and to place it at the side of your eye and to bring your hand down to where your mouth is while your mouth is open in a comfortable position. This will help warm the jaw up as its a big component in the vocal system.

Week 7 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Actioning

To start off this week I really wanted to develop my monologues, and so I started using a technique called Actioning which was created by Max Stafford-Clark. The technique is based around thoughts and what the character wants. This link to the actors objective which was first introduced by Constantin Stanislavski. An Actors objective is what the character wants by the end of the scene, for example Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing wants to confront his feelings for Beatrice and show his love, I feel his obstacles in this scene is mostly himself. An obstacle is what is stopping the character from getting to his objective, and so Benedick is stopping himself from getting to his objective as hes scared he'll be scrutinized for saying how he feels for Beatrice. Both monologues that Benedick has are juxtaposed, in the first monologue he preaches how he is against live but I believe he is in love at this time with Beatrice but won't show it because he is scared that Beatrice won't feel the same. In the second monologue he professes how he loves Beatrice as he has found out she loves him to and so Benedick is not scared to show his love.

To give a more descriptive and detailed performance, I'm going to incorporate Actioning. This technique will help me portray what Shakespeare wanted and how this character feels. Actioning is what your character does to someone else, you find out what your character wants by looking at each thought and thinking of the adjective that best suits the thought. For example if I was to say to my friend 'Lets go to the shops?', I would most likely be trying to persuade them, so before I would deliver this line I would say in my head, 'I persuade you' then deliver the line and it would help me to say the line in a persuasive way. The way the line is said could change though, if I fancied my friend then I could use the Actioning of 'Charm'. So the line would be said in a charming way I would say 'I charm you' in my head then say the line 'Lets go to the shops?' I did this for Benedick as I believe this is the best way for me to get a descriptive emotional portrayal.

I actioned my lines and I will show a part of my first monologue as an example, 'One woman is fair, yet I'm well, another is virtuous, yet I'm well, another wise, yet I am well, but till all graces come in one women, one woman shall not come into my grace'. For this I put the action of assure, so 'I assure you'. In this I am assuring the audience that I will never fall in love, I am also trying to assure myself as it is easier to push this love away then be the hypocrite and fall in love.

I enjoyed actioning this week, next week we are performing and I will get all my feedback together and go over notes before the show. 

Week 6 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Costume Vibe

Mumford and Sons

A man at a festival

We all started to think about what costumes we would wear considering we have decided to go forward with the festival vibe. We thought about what band we could try to look the same as, to try to get the festival vibe, we thought about Mumford and Sons as they have the sort of vibe we are going for. The tie, waistcoat and shirt look I think is very folk which is what we are also trying to achieve as the song 'Sigh No More' has been covered by Mumford and Sons which is in Much Ado About Nothing. The idea of a hat is also a good idea as it shows the festival sort of look. As shown on the left, I don't think however that the band will wear hats as it seems to be more of something festival goers would wear. I was also thinking about sunglasses but I don't think I will as it will cover my eyes which is a key asset of my facial expressions. I will also chat to Matt and Lewis who also play Benedick to see what ideas they have for the character. A lot of people have also suggested Wellington boots however I don't think that the band would wear wellies as they wouldn't be getting too muddy and they aren't very stylish.

Notes and Run Through

After this we observed each others and made notes for feedback. I observed Sophie and made notes that she could look back on to improve. I said how I wanted to see more of a relationship between her and Donna, as Beatrice who she is playing is best friends with Donna's character Hero, I also felt like Sophie was rushing her lines a bit and was losing the meaning behind them, one of the reasons is because she is yet to know her lines. In the scene there is a part where Sophie is turned around while Benedick enters, she has her back to the audience and is reacting over her shoulder. I felt that it would be more effective if Sophie was towards the audience as we could see more of her when reacting to what Benedick had been saying. I feel like that having her back turned isn't the right blocking, I also said how she could be tightening the bunting or playing with a prop so she doesn't look frozen on stage. I also looked out for some rhetorical devices that as her character she could play on in the scene, for example Beatrice uses a metaphor when talking about Benedick being Claudios friend 'he will hang upon him like a disease', this metaphor is also a place where others in the scene can laugh and subtly mock Benedick. I think Sophie has a good presence in this scene but I feel she has a way to go before its good.

After this I watched Act 1 Scene 2, I observed Nathan, in this scene Nathan doesn't have a massive part but I believe plays it well when reacting to Beatrice as he is Leonato. When watching people that aren't the main part in the scene I always think of a quote, that if you're character isn't talking 'you're thinking of what to say, but you choose not to say it'. I think this is a brilliant quote as it keeps the other characters active and listening to what the main character is saying as well as reacting. I felt at point that this scene was quite flat but I think this will be helped if Frankie can keep the pace of the scene going as she is the focal point. There are some points where the lines said by Frankie can be quite breathy and makes it hard to understand, I like the act that Frankie plays as Beatrice when she imitates different people, as it brings more energy to the scene however her voice needs support when reading in different voices and making big gestures in the scene.

I then got notes on my scene as Sophie was observing me, she said that I lacked focus in the scene, this is true as I felt we all broke character as people were trying to find there lines, however I am annoyed at myself that I broke character and lacked focus throughout the scene as I prided myself on giving my all on stage and staying in character. Sophie felt that I was still putting on a projected voice, I didn't feel that I did this as much but apparently there was still a different voice, I felt that I practised enough to find my own voice but I see that I still need to work on it. As Sophie gave me good constructive criticism I was also given points where I performed well, Sophie said how she could see the thought process when I am thinking about my dream lady's hair. I think this is because when I was thinking about my dream girl I had a picture of a girl that I felt was perfect. I felt it was good I did this because I got more of a genuine reaction. Sophie said that I also had a good reaction when the lid of the box fell on my head. This bit of slapstick in this scene is brilliant because it mocks Benedick and I feel I can give a good reaction as it doesn't hurt too much but I pretend that the pain is times by 10. Sophie felt that I had a brilliant reaction when Beatrice enters, I felt that this was good as well, I played it partly over the top so I could get a funny reaction and this big reaction would of been quite real to Benedick as he is excited and would act over the top or hyper as Beatrice enters.

This week was brilliant for me as I got closer to what I need to achieve with Benedick, I also enjoyed giving feedback on scenes as I like to see the progression of our work as a class as its satisfying to see the final product. 

Week 5 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Wedding and Shaming of Hero Choreography

To start off, we were given the challenge by Sally to devise a short physical theatre piece, we were told what we needed to create it round and what we were trying to portray. We were told that we needed to show that there is a swap between the characters of Hero and Margret and how Borachio sleeps with Margret thinking it is Hero and shouts her name while Claudio hears him. Claudio then shames Hero at the wedding. 

In this scene we tried implementing a box step where the two girls could get mixed up there. The box step is simple choreography which I learned from my Youth Theatre group, the way in which I wanted it to be done was that there were two lines where one line would step backwards and the other forwards so they would cross over each other, the line going backwards would step backwards with their left foot, step to the left with their left foot, step forward with the left foot and step right with their right foot and the other line would do the opposite. The second line would step forwards with the right foot, to the right with the right foot, back with the right foot and to the left with the left foot. This would of allowed the two to swap and for the audience to see this swap with it being realistic, this took quite a long time to figure out as I think as a class we find devising difficult as we are not open to other peoples ideas and this is a shame as a lot more could have come out of this rehearsal. After Sally came back, she liked our ideas of having quite a claustrophobic setting while the swap happens, she envisioned the idea that three guys would carry Hero and three guys would carry Margret on their shoulders. We still haven't figured out how the swap will happen, I have an idea with a blackout that could work and I said it to Sally but she didn't want a black out, I said that a black out could happen and then the girls could change sides and people who's shoulders were carried on. After this scene it will go into Matt and Phoebe's scene which is a perfect transition because this scene is about Hero being disowned by Claudio and Beatrice asking Benedick to kill his best friend.

Emphasis

I was told today about how emphasis is so important and I knew this to be true. I looked at my scenes and noticed how I was putting the emphasis on the wrong words. I started to look at the script and looked at the words I should be putting emphasis on, most words that are meant to have emphasis are verbs, so ' I ....', walk or the words for Bendick I think more personal pronouns are used as he is very arrogant and believes everything is about him, for most contemporary pieces its a rule of thumb that not many personal pronouns are used as it starts to sound un-naturalistic but for this script I think this is the right words to emphasis.

Overall I think this week went well as we got a lot done and we got closer as a grou thrugh a devising exercise.

Week 4 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Constructive Criticism

This week we did a full run through and filmed it. I was excited to perform but also a bit nervous which doesn't happen to me often. I think I was nervous because I feel this character is the biggest challenge I've had. I think this is due to the fact that its a completely new language to me and it doesn't feel like I would say these words, as I would say it in a much more modern way. This I will get to grips with and I will look at the translation and understand where Benedick is coming from. 

I did my scene and I was nervous, I felt I started to overact a bit and tried to project my voice so I could be heard, at the time where I was reacting to what Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio was saying I felt I could have been more over the top, however I think that these reactions would come more naturally if the dialogue was quicker and the cues were natural, this will come from rehearsing this scene a lot and doing independent learning of lines. After the scene had finished I and the rest of the boys in the scene got feedback. I got feedback how I was playing it very over the top and my voice was very loud and didn't suit the character. I have noticed how I put on a voice for when I am on stage as I feel like I wouldn't project with my natural voice. After doing this the feedback I got was that I was saying the word 'love' as 'lav' which is out of character for Benedick. I hadn't noticed I said love like that, but I had noticed that I was over projecting. Sally said how I should tone down the character as the voice wasn't right for the part. I worked on this criticism and started to work with Matt on my voice, we tried many different things to get the right voice for the character. Firstly I wanted my own voice for the part so I suggested that I'd talk to Matt in a normal conversation and then go into the monologue. This helped a lot as I started saying the monologue in my own voice and the word love sounded right and the thought process came along more easily. Ever since then I have been practising the monologues in my natural voice and this has helped a lot. I thought I wouldn't of been heard in my normal voice but I projected well. I am happy that I got constructive criticism as it helps me to grow as an actor and continue to work hard to get the best performance I can, I believe that there is always room for improvement for any actor. 

There was also feedback for the others in my scene, they were told how they needed to make more of an act of how they were talking about me but knew I was eavesdropping. They were told to laugh more and look for the lines where they are emphasising different words to show to the audience that they are tricking Benedick. I think this will come easier when the lines are learnt and also the cues. I also feel that if my first monologue has a lot of energy there scene will be more up beat as well as they can feed off my energy. I feel that there are a few bits that are excellent in our scene for example when Joe mimicks Beatrices character and when Milo is performing his song and the boys are dancing apart from that I feel that this scene can deliver so more and so we will rehearse this to reach the potential we know it has. 

On Thursday I performed again, this time I was a lot better however I was told to look at the emphasis and find the words that should be emphasised. I also tried messing around in the scene more where I was reacting to finding out about Beatrices love, I did many different things like big facial reactions and even rehearsed with Nathan that the lid of a box would fall on my head, luckily the lid didn't hurt too much so I was able to use this as slapstick comedy and show the audience how much of a fool Benedick is. 

Context 

This week I decided to research the context of this play and the main plot and story before its set. Much Ado About Nothing is set in Messina which is in Sicilly near Italy, Don Pedro and his men are arriving home from war as a messenger tells Leonato, who is the governor of Messina. Benedick and Claudio are best friends and were companions to Don Pedro in war. Don Jon who plays the Antagonist in the comedy is the brother to Don Pedro and is jealous of Don Pedro and then goes on to plot that the wedding between Hero and Claudio is ruined which will embarrass Don Pedro. 

I also looked into some facts about Much Ado About Nothing as it interested me about the histroy and who had portrayed characters in it. I found out that it was written in 1598-1599 by William Shakespeare, it amazes me and is a massive testimony to Shakespeare that his comedy is still contemporary due to its themes today over 400 years after it first came out. 

I really enjoyed researching Shakespeare this week and getting constructive criticism. 

Week 3 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Class members feedback

This week I found that Phoebe would be playing the part of Beatrice, as Kennedy had left and that role needed to be filled. I was excited that Phoebe was Beatrice as I haven't had the chance to work with her much before and I think she is a wonderful Actress. To start off I hadn't learnt my lines for the part where I am with Beatrice (Phoebe) as I was focusing on my lines. I quickly started to learn my lines with Phoebe. We would run through the short duologue and every time I got a bit wrong she would tell me to do it again, this approach to line learning helped me learn the lines as I would be reading them over and eventually it would stick. 

After finally learning the lines, me and Phoebe went through the scene, at first I found it difficult to be confident when addressing Beatrice in a flirtatious manner as it was awkward, I quickly got past this and started to play the scene more and more confidently. As this started to happen, me and Phoebe gained a bond and the scene started to become more fluent and started to experiment with the scene and deliver the lines in different ways. For example at the end of the scene, where I am confident Beatrice is in love with me, 'If I do not take pity on her, I am a villain, if I do not love her, I am a Jew, I will go get her picture.' In this I tried many different ways of delivering it to see which worked best for the character and for where it is placed in the scene. To start off with I said the lines very naturalistically as if I was thinking over what I was going to do about this love that I perceive. I then tried saying the lines as if I was really excited and that I was going to rush and show her love as soon as the line ended. This delivery I felt was much better and much more fitting to the character and where it was placed in the scene. I feel like Benedick firstly acts cool in front of Beatrice but then gets really excited when she is gone because it all comes out at once. I think that it would give my scene a greater impact if I played it excited because it is the end of the scene and so I want it to end with a big impact of emotion.

After doing this scene I got feedback from Nathan and Frank, Nathan said that he enjoyed the way I delivered it, he said I needed to slow down in areas and gather the thought process, overall he said it was about a 6 out of 10, which I'm happy to get considering its Week 3. Frank also gave me some feedback, he said that I should make Benedick more of a lad, and also bring him down to earth and make the lad elements more naturalistic but still keeping it funny, he also gave me some great advice to say the double meaning line 'there's a double meaning in that', really excited as if Benedick is completely blinded by love and is getting excited. He also showed how its the first time that Benedick believes this love has been proven by Beatrice so he needs to be very animated.

Much Ado About Nothing Adaptation

We watched David Tennant and Catherine Tate take the stage to adapt Much Ado About Nothing, Tennant played Benedick and Catherine Tate played Beatrice. I enjoyed the modern adaptation it was set in Gibraltar and Benedick and Claudio have just got back from the Falklands War. This adaptation of Beatrice and Benedick was much more over the top and this may have been because it was an on stage adaptation. Compared to Kenneth Branagh's version and adaptation seemed slightly more naturalistic and memorable. I preferred Branaghs adaptation as I found it more believable. When watching the David Tennant version I didn't enjoy how Beatrice was portrayed by Catherine Tate, I feel that she didn't really give a brilliant adaptation as she was playing herself. After looking back at Branaghs version I enjoyed the chemistry Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh had. I hope to achieve this same chemistry when portraying Benedick as it is a massive part about this character. This is probably due to the fact that at the time Branagh and Thompson were married.

I enjoyed looking through my monologues this week and getting feedback that I can act on. 

Week 2 - Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Festival Setting

To start off Week 2 we started to think about what setting we wanted to put our contemporary play in. Sally first said how she'd enjoy setting it in a festival type setting. We all liked this idea and we started to talk as a group about what we could do. We thought about how we could have a band and different sorts of acts. For example there would be a band with Benedick, Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio. Balthasar would also be an act as he sings a song later on in the scene I am in. For the character of Benedick I am playing I think he would be a guitarist, this is because I think he is someone who tries to look cool in front of his friends so he would play guitar to boost his reputation. I'm enjoying the festival sort of vibe because its something completely new and unique to me and I think it will make it easier to me to perform Shakespeare as its in a modern setting and it'll be easier for me to get to grips with.

Analysing Monologues

As I have recently said, I have been casted as Benedick in Act 2 Scene 3, in this scene I have two monologues both of which are Juxtaposed, this is great as it I will be able to show my emotional range as an Actor, as in the first monologue I am completely against the idea of love and almost despise my best friend Claudio for falling in love, when I have known what a strong independent man he is. In the second monologue my thoughts on love completely change as I find out that Beatrice loves me, I enjoy playing a loved up character as I can use one of my favourite and in my opinion most effective methods, 'emotional memory', a device created by Constantin Stanislavski in which the actor uses memories from his own life to give a more genuine and descriptive portrayal. For example if I am in love with Beatrice, I would think back to a time where I felt I was in love with someone else and would pretend to talk about them. 

First Monologue

In my first monologue I talk about how Claudio is a fool for falling in love, "I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviours to love...' he then goes on to say 'and such a man is Claudio.' Straight away we know that Benedick is not happy with Claudio, as he calls him out by mentioning his name and talks about him as a 'fool'. Throughout this scene Benedicks objective is to vent his anger towards Claudio. Benedick is in a tricky situation and is always first to speak his mind, however in this situation Benedick doesn't confront Claudio about his love because Claudio is his best friend and I think that secretly Benedick has feelings for Beatrice but doesn't show these feelings in the earlier acts and scenes. This is somewhat showed in this monologue but only briefly, "May I be so converted to see with these eyes? I cannot tell; I think not." that is translated to 'will I be changed like that, and see the world through a lover’s eyes? I'm not sure, but I don’t think so.'  This I believe has been placed here by Shakespeare to foreshadow what Benedick would feel towards Beatrice in the later monologue. It also shows how Benedick feels love but quickly dismisses it as he would be a hypocrite and because he is unsure whether Beatrice feels the same way. 

Second Monologue

For the second monologue the message is completely different, Benedick who once despised love is now in love with someone he once despised Beatrice. In this monologue, Benedick has just heard Claudio, Leonato and Don Pedro talk about how much Beatrice loves Benedick loads, and how Hero has told them. 'They have the truth of this from Hero.' I believe this line shows how happy he is, considering that the love that comes from Beatrice must be real as Hero knows of it. I think I will deliver this line with complete excitement, I could also deliver it as if I was playing it cool but I don't think I shall as the line is at the beginning of the monologue and I believe Benedick goes through a journey in this monologue where he is excited at first but calms himself down and plays it cool for when Beatrice meets him at the end to bid him to dinner. This monologue I will approach in a way where I can use emotional memory. This will allow me to give a more genuine delivery. For example, when I am talking about Beatrices qualities 'They say the lady is fair, tis a truth, I can bear them witness, and virtuous, I cannot reprove it, and wise..' I will think about the perfect woman or a celebrity I like to get a descriptive emotional delivery. 

Globe Trip

This week we got to go the Globe, take part in a workshop and look at the Globes museum. I was very excited for this outing as Shakespeare interests me loads as he is so renowned as the best playwright from England. I was also excited to look at stage at the Globe to see where greats have stood who have once performed Shakespeares fine work like Laurence Olivier and Benedict Cumberbatch. This actors like myself had an ambition to study Shakespeare and perform his work. After going to the Globe I found out how Much Ado About Nothing would have been staged. The scene which I am, would have been staged very different to how a modern interpretation may be staged, this was due to the lac of resources they had back in the Elizabethan times. In the original Benedick would have probably hid behind the pillars at the globe to eavesdrop on the conversation between Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio. This would of been very funny to the Elizabethan audience as they would of found the trick funny that Don Pedro and the others were playing along with the melodramatic reactions of Benedick. I'm sure there would of been many 'aside' directions in the original. An aside is when a character talks to the audience that the other actors on stage can't hear, this would of been used a lot for the dialogue from Benedick as he doesn't want anyone to hear except the audience, breaking the 4th wall which was also a big technique in Shakespearian times. 

I really enjoyed the Globe trip, next week I will be talking about feedback after performing my monologues to my friends in class. 

Phoebe is now beatrice, doing bits to monolugue thinking about festival vibe Globe trip watching shakespeare with Tennant and dother adpatation with damien lewis