From the article: Shakespeare’s Greatest Icons
A list of 13 names were entered into the hall of fame at Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon - but many important names were missed. Who would you enter into the Shakespeare hall of fame? Share Your Names
Sir Ian Mckellen
- Once upon a time I would have nominated Kenneth Brannagh without a second thought, but since seeing the RSC's fantastic DVD productions of Macbeth and King Lear, I would have to say Sir Ian Mckellen followed closely by Peter Brook for his masterly directing.
- —Guest HAMLESS
Strange Choices
- There are many great Shakespearian actors. David Tennant is an old favourite as is Patrick Stewart, but to leave out actors such as Alan Howard, Oliver Ford Davies, Brenda Bruce et al is just plain ignorance!
- —Guest Janet Pick
Hoi Polloi
- I humbly propose myself: Raymond Kyte: as representative of the millions of Shakespeare devotees who love the man and his works. If anyone loves him more, then it is he who should be represented here.
- —Guest Wulfrunian
Ian McKellen
- Ian McKellen, for his phenomenal life-long work as a Shakespearean actor, and especially for his presentation, Acting Shakespeare.
- —Guest J. G. Prats
Jonathan Miller
- Jonathan Miller. Director and producer of some of the best productions of BBC.
- —Guest Mohsen Qassemi
John Philip Kemble
- How about John Philip Kemble, who apparently died doing too much Shakespeare!
- —Guest robert williams
many
- Richard Burbage - the greatest actor fo all time, creator of Hamlet, Macbeth, Lear, Anthony, Othello, Shylock, to name a few.
- —Guest Jim C
Names
- So many great actors and actresses of my lifetime: Alan Howard as Coriolanus in 1977 Vanessa Redgrave as the perfect Rosalind in 1961/2 Dorothy Tutin in the late 50s & early 60s Marilyn Taylerson for an incredible Hermione in 1976 Terry Hands John Barton Trevor Nunn Imogen Stubbs for a breathtaking performance as the Gaoler's daughter in TNK Ian McKellen for Macbeth and Lear and much more besides. Katy Stephens for her work over the last several years beginning with her Joan La Pucelle in 2005 But perhaps above all for me, the one essential name for the Shakespeare Hall of Fame has to be: Cicely Berry
- —Guest ChasG
Peter Brook of course!
- I agree with Lee. Quite ludicrous not to include Peter Brook, the most innovataive and inspired of all directors of Shakespeare. Among other directors one should include Orson Welles for his film version of Macbeth and his inspired Chimes of Midnight , and Peter Hall for setting up the RSC and for raising the standard of performance of Shakespeare and bringing his work to a wider audeince. As Shakespearean actors, Ralph Richardosn and John Guilgud and latterly Ian Mckellan should be right in there amongst the very best. The voting public on this one just havent been around long enough. Not quite as bad a list as the BBC top twenty Great Britains which placed Princess Diana above the Bard! Ludicrious!
- —mikereeks
Where's...
- The Redgrave Family, Michael, Rachel, Corin, Vanessa or Lynn?? Or for that matter, Antony Sher or John Barton?
- —Guest Jim Hesse
Stratford Hall of Fame
- How about Peter Hall. His name looms large as I page thru my pictorial history of the RSC by Micheline Steinberg
- —Guest DramaJim
Drop one, Add Three
- Leonardo DiCaprio????? You've got to be kidding! And the Luhrman film?--pathetic! The Zefferelli film is the best version ever done of Romeo and Juliet. And why isn't John Gielgud's name on this list? He's surely one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time. And how about current scholar Brenda James, whose works "The Truth Will Out" and "The Shakespeare Code" attributing the authorship of the plays to Sir Henry Neville is the most convincing argument yet about the real creator of the Shakespearean canon?
- —Guest Dick Butler
My Nominee
- No one did more for Shakespeare's fame than did the great actor, Edmund Kean. He desrves a place on the wall.
- —Spock888
What's in the name
- Boris Pasternak! He was number two in the Guardian poll (15%) and one of the best translators of Shakespeare into Russian. His original writings has many Shakespearean references. See: http://world-shake.ru/en/Encyclopaedia/3907.html
- —Guest nicoltine
Peter Saccio
- Professor Saccio does the wonderful Teaching Company Shakespeare lessons. His lessons entice the listener into learning more, reading more and seeing more Shakespeare.
- —JaciGug
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