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SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED: Romeo & Juliet With Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes at the Globe Theatre in London.
Courtesy of Andrea Southam
Joseph Fiennes at the Globe Theatre in London.

Airs Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Season two of SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED features six episodes combining history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis and the personal passion of its celebrated hosts — Hugh Bonneville, Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman, David Harewood, Kim Cattrall and Joseph Fiennes — to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

Joseph Fiennes in Highgate Cemetery.
Courtesy of Mike Garner
Joseph Fiennes in Highgate Cemetery.

"Romeo And Juliet With Joseph Fiennes" - Joseph Fiennes, the star of "Shakespeare In Love," examines Royal Ballet productions, musicals such as "West Side Story" and Baz Luhrmann’s extraordinary cinematic re-imagination of "Romeo & Juliet" to understand why the love story remains the most adapted and performed of all of Shakespeare’s works. Features interviews with Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad and Stephen Sondheim.

Video clips and past episodes from this series are available for online viewing. SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED is on Facebook, and you can follow @shakespearepbs on Twitter.

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