Gemma Arterton extended interview
Gemma Arterton on The Duchess of Malfi
Dr James Shapiro talks to the actress about her title role in John Webster's play.
BBC Two’s The Mysterious Mr Webster: BBC Arts at the Globe tells the life story of playwright John Webster and explores the world of Jacobean London.
In this special extended interview for BBC Arts Online, Dr James Shapiro talks to Gemma Arterton about her title role ahead of BBC Four’s broadcast of the Globe production of The Duchess of Malfi.
Watch The Mysterious Mr Webster and The Duchess of Malfi on iPlayer.
BBC Arts at the Globe
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The Duchess of Malfi
Andrew Marr presents this production of John Webster's bloody revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi (1614) performed in a perfect recreation of an early Jacobean theatre
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The Mysterious Mr Webster
Professor James Shapiro goes in search of the mysterious man behind The Duchess of Malfi, the son of a coachmaker who ended up rivalling Shakespeare
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Gemma Arterton as The Duchess of Malfi
Preview Gemma Arterton in the title role of the Globe Theatre's production
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