Priam's Slaughter – The part of the Player King is a deceptively difficult one – a small part, just two scenes, but the range of ability required for even just the first "Hecuba" speech – even going from comedy to genuine emotion and tears (the nought-to-sixty acting, as I call it) – and I gotta say you'd be very hard pressed to find anyone better for this than the excellent Steve Sprosson! |