It is to this book's enormous credit that it focuses in depth on the nuts and bolts of getting lips and heads around the intricacies of verse-speaking without either shirking the difficulties or becoming stilted and dull... I wish I'd had this book when I was acting - I'm delighted to have encountered it as a teacher.

Teaching Drama

Even highly experienced and knowledgeable readers will encounter new ideas or practices throughout the entirety of the book... a major practical tool for actors, directors, students, teachers and Shakespeare aficionados... this book could be considered a primary source of knowledge and practice in Shakespearean performance. Highly recommended.

Marc Silberschatz, Scottish Journal of Performance

Andy Hinds offers a rich and detailed path towards a precise contact with the challenge of speaking and inhabiting Shakespeare's language. This book is an immensely useful resource for anyone teaching, speaking and acting Shakespeare.

Ralph Fiennes

Brilliantly practical and precise in exploring the ways students/actors (young and old) can get to grips with the extraordinary language of Shakespeare in a real way.

Ciaran Hinds, Actor

The complete "Acting Shakespeare" toolkit. Ideal for any actor or student preparing speeches for auditions.

Joely Richardson, Actor

"Acting Shakespeare's Language" is having your own personal acting coach at your fingertips. This book is an essential.

Kenneth Noel Mitchell, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU