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‘Every family has silences’: Kathryn Hunter on despair, desire, dislodgeable limbs – and her acting genius
Source: The Guardian · Published
She has played King Lear, all three witches in Macbeth and an ape turned variety performer in Kafka’s Monkey. As she prepares for a new show, she discusses the soaring highs and deep lows of her extraordinary life Kathryn Hunter pulls off her black beanie and sits down. She hates having to keep still: “It’s torture.” On aeroplanes, she is always in the aisle, bobbing up and down. She has an inner…
Key points
- She has played King Lear, all three witches in Macbeth and an ape turned variety performer in Kafka’s Monkey.
- As she prepares for a new show, she discusses the soaring highs and deep lows of her extraordinary life Kathryn Hunter pulls off her black beanie and sits down.
- She hates having to keep still: “It’s torture.” On aeroplanes, she is always in the aisle, bobbing up and down.
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