0:00:02 > 0:00:06'It looks like things are shaping up to be pretty busy already...'
0:00:06 > 0:00:08David Harewood's in Hollywood.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12He's getting ready for one of the biggest nights of his acting career.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14He's going to the Golden Globes.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16George Clooney's gonna be there, Brad Pitt's gonna be there.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Just about every movie star I've seen in the last ten years
0:00:19 > 0:00:22is probably going to be in the room,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24which is pretty cool. Particularly if you...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27I'm used to watching these things on the TV.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30It's just awesome.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33David may be rubbing shoulders with the glitterati,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35but he hasn't forgotten his roots.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40He's coming home for a special challenge,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43to put on a performance from Shakespeare
0:00:43 > 0:00:45with kids from his old school.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49But he'll have just five days to do it.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52And these are hardly the Bard's biggest fans.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Shakespeare? He's outdated. His time's gone.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59It's not something you'd want to read...and stuff,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02because they're all based in the Victorian times, like,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05back, like, years ago, and this is the 21st century,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07so we don't need to be reading books about that.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I don't get the one about, what is it, Midsummer Night's Dream?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Is that what it is? Yes? I don't get that.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I've never read it, but, yeah. I still wouldn't get it,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17because it's about a man becoming a donkey.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'Monday morning, February the 27th.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35'It's eight o'clock on BBC WM 95.6...'
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Monday morning, and David's back in his home city.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41He's on his way to his old school.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42It's been a while.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45It's very weird...
0:01:47 > 0:01:49..um, coming back, going back to school.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I recognise a lot of this stuff around here.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54It's strange to be back,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57but there'll be little time to dwell on the past.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00David's got till Friday to prepare a group of students
0:02:00 > 0:02:03for a performance from Macbeth.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05To add the pressure,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09they'll be onstage at the home of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It's going to be a challenge, because...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I don't like doing things in half measures.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15If I want to do it, I want to do it really well.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18So if you can enthuse them to the Shakespeare,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and if fall in love with the language and if they can perform it,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I think they'll get more out of it if they put something into it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I really want to make sure they put a lot of effort into it.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Hello.- Good morning, how are you? - I'm very well.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- What's it like to be coming back to school after 30 years?- Slightly odd.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Is it really?- Yes, really odd.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Scaffolding's been a positive feature!
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Morning, nice to see you.- Nice to meet you.- Pleased to meet you too. - I'm David. Welcome, yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Bev Mabey - head teacher now. - Bev, nice to meet you. - So, yes, thank you very much.- OK.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48First thing I'll have two say to you is, as a student here,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- can you get your cap off, please? - THEY LAUGH
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Do come in and welcome anyway. Thank you.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- There I am. - Wow. There you are.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04For David to be coming to Washwood Heath is a great privilege for us.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09I'll be very interested to see how he works
0:03:09 > 0:03:12and copes and manages young people...
0:03:12 > 0:03:14'to motivate them in the right way
0:03:14 > 0:03:17'so they get something really concrete from it'
0:03:17 > 0:03:21will be very interesting, and I shall stand on the sidelines
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and may have a little chuckle occasionally.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27After a short stroll along memory lane, it's down to business.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30David's got to pick his cast
0:03:30 > 0:03:33and he's asked drama teacher Gemma Barlow to give him a hand.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37More than anything, I think this morning what would be really helpful is if you could...
0:03:37 > 0:03:39maybe we could get some games going,
0:03:39 > 0:03:45particularly in terms of... for me to see their personality.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Because I've got to try and find, hopefully by the end of the day...
0:03:49 > 0:03:52There's four main people that we really need.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57I think there's obviously, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macduff and a Banquo,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00so I need people with kind of fairly strong personalities.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I might be a bit of a dictator this week,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04because I want to make sure this challenge goes well.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I don't want to lose this challenge. I want to make sure I nail it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm not here to fail. So, let's go.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Hello!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Hi.- Hi.- Hello. How are you?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Fine, thank you. - Fine, thanks.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23HE LAUGHS
0:04:23 > 0:04:25David has just the morning to whittle this lot down
0:04:25 > 0:04:27to a cast of just eight or nine.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Time's tight, so he needs them on their feet quickly.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33First up, improv.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Hello, and today I am here to sell this hat.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41It's the actual Harry Potter hat from Harry Potter.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42LAUGHTER
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Imagine if there's like, a drive-by and, you know,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48in case you need something to protect you,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49then this will do the job.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52You can even have some fun in the bedroom with these...
0:04:52 > 0:04:54DROWNED OUT BY LAUGHTER
0:04:54 > 0:04:58'Some of them have done drama before and performing arts,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01'and some of them just have decided to take other options,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'so there's quite a mixed ability of students in the room.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09'It is going to be challenging. But I think'
0:05:09 > 0:05:13that they'll grab it with both hands and go with it, definitely.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So it's not exactly a room full of young Gielguds.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19But David's already spotted some potential.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Now he needs to see a little bit more.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26I think I've already got a clear idea of who I want to cast,
0:05:26 > 0:05:27but I want to make sure I see
0:05:27 > 0:05:30everybody up on their feet, doing something.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Imran is under our control now. - Your control?- Yes.- I'm his mum.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Who cares? His loyalty lies with the gang.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38This is a message to him.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45A one-off mistake, yeah? Two buildings lost, father lost, that's it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46'I reckon there's eight... There are eight parts,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49'but I reckon there's at least ten kids
0:05:49 > 0:05:51'that I'd like to get involved.'
0:05:51 > 0:05:53That was for my headache.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- It was cocaine!- No, it wasn't!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58'So, this next process is going to be about'
0:05:58 > 0:06:03cutting down from 27 in there to 10
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and then possibly losing another two.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09But I'm going to wait on that.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13But, unfortunately, I'm going to have to go in there and get,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15um, the numbers down,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18so there's going to be some disappointed kids, I think.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21'Let's make a shape, with an A...' He's rubbish.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25After just an hour or so with the kids, it's "make your mind up" time.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Put him down as a possible. - OK.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33'I'm excited.'
0:06:33 > 0:06:36You're waiting for them to deliberate,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38then they come back and send the people off.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42It's like waiting for X Factor. I feel like one of the contestants.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- I think you need him for... - Imran?- Yes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- Yes.- For Macduff.- OK.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's tough.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53This is tough.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Right, so you've got 11 which are possibles.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And how many do I need?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Eight.- Eight?- Eight/nine. - Eight/nine.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04So I've got to get it down to three.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Hello!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- ALL:- Hello. Hi.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Can you all get in a circle?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Deliberations over,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16David now has to let them know who's got through.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Melissa. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Sophie Heggerty.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Qasim...
0:07:27 > 0:07:28It's a big moment,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31and all the lucky ones are chuffed to be chosen.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Well, almost everyone.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Is there anyone who's been picked who doesn't want to be in it?
0:07:36 > 0:07:37INAUDIBLE
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Do you really not want to be in it? - Too scared.- Are you too scared?
0:07:40 > 0:07:41GENTLE LAUGHTER
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Are you too scared?- Yeah.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46You know, I was really scared when I first acted.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- But we were more scared than you.- Huh?
0:07:48 > 0:07:49LAUGHTER
0:07:49 > 0:07:53But you know, it's really good to be scared.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56It's a sign, it's a sign of nerves.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00So I think it will be something that will be good for you.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's probably one of the reasons why I picked you.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- So, do you want to come along with it?- I don't know.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06LAUGHTER
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- You want to have a think about it?- Yes. I'll think about it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- You'll think about it?- Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Asfan may want to mull it over, but David's on a deadline.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Time for a bit of gentle persuasion.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23There were just some things that you did in your improvisations,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I liked your presence, you're very strong,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28and I think you'd be a very strong presence.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Will I have much to say? - Um, we'll have to see.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37I mean, I'm not so sure you have much to say,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40but, as I say, it's your presence more than anything else,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42because you've got a lot of strength,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and I would really like your presence involved.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- What do you think? - Then I'll do it, yes, I'll do it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- You'll do it?- Yes.- Do you fancy coming down to London?- Yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Fancy coming to see some Shakespeare?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Yes, only for a bit, like. - Only for a bit?- Not too long.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Not too long? All right. Well, I think you'll get a lot out of it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- So I'd like it if you would... - Yes, I'll be there.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I've got no experience in acting or anything. I'm just like,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I just do, basically like... I'm one of the sporty people,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'm not one of those, acting kind of people.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15But after this, you never know, I could be.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18If I'm not going to do it now, I might regret it later on,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20so it's best to just, like, take it on.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23BELL RINGS
0:09:26 > 0:09:29With his cast complete and the kids at lunch,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32David can't resist another quick peek into the past.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I used to sit right here when I was about...
0:09:35 > 0:09:3914, 15 years old.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Right in this place, right here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43But it's hard to think this is exactly where it all started,
0:09:43 > 0:09:44in this very room.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Did you ever think you'd be back here doing this?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50HE LAUGHS No!
0:09:50 > 0:09:54No, I didn't. I didn't think I'd be back here teaching, but,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56oh, it's been fantastic.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It's great just to sit here for a second and just think about it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It feels good.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06The memories may be flooding back,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08but David needs to focus on the job in hand.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10The cast are waiting.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's roll-call time.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I was a bit nervous morning, because I didn't know...
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I didn't know what you were going to be like,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I didn't know how you were going to make it work.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25But when I saw you all doing the improvisations, you all stood out.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Mr Macbeth.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Lady Macbeth.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Malcolm.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I want you to look at the Porter.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Donald Blaine(!)
0:10:36 > 0:10:37LAUGHTER
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Banquo.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43We're going to split the Lennox lines between the two of you guys.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48So that's everybody with something to do. So, no emotion.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Just so that I can hear it out loud,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I want to just read it flat.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Retire, we are...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57we...to our chamber.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59A little water clears us of this deed.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03He wanted flat, and that's exactly what he's getting.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06These rough diamonds are going to take some polishing.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11..where our fate, Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us?
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Let's away. Our tears are not yet brewed.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Right. OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21The full scale of the task ahead is dawning on David.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Even leading man Qasim, who's acted before,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25is struggling with the language.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27How couldst...?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I would thou couldst.- Oh, "couldst".
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I think it's going to be challenging, reading the lines
0:11:32 > 0:11:37and learning these lines and interpreting it into emotions.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I think that's what's going to be hard.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44But, other than that, the other thing is stage fright as well.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I get a lot, when I get on stage, I start to mumble and I start,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52yeah...I've got to be able to control myself.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55When you go home tonight, have a look at the lines,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57take the modern interpretation with you.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00If ever you get lost, just read it so you know what you're saying.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It's the end of the busy day,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06and despite a couple of stuttering read-throughs,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08David thinks the kids have made progress.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I think they now understand what the scene's about
0:12:10 > 0:12:12and what's happening in the scene,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16so, tomorrow...I think tomorrow, we'll be able to play some of it
0:12:16 > 0:12:20and be able to get it on their feet, so,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I'm happy with that.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27(Cap back on.)
0:12:27 > 0:12:28(Let's sneak out now.)
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's Tuesday. Four days to go.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And David's in early after a restless night.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40A slightly sleepless night last night,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44because I was thinking about what I'm going to do today.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50I am kind of half torn between, um...
0:12:50 > 0:12:55kind of going easy on them and really going into the deep end,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58because we haven't really got that much time.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01So, I've have got to be a little bit, kind of,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05um, I wouldn't say forceful, but I've got to push them a little bit,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07so today's going to be quite a tough day for them.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12He needs to push the kids today, so he's called in an old pro -
0:13:12 > 0:13:15his English teacher, Eric Reader,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18the man who first spotted his potential, is coming back to help.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20DAVID LAUGHS
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Hello.- Look at him!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- Hello, mate.- Hi. Good to see you.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Good to see you.- You too!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- You haven't changed. - What do you mean I haven't changed?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And, it seems, this guy's not one to mess around.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37What was it you saw in me?
0:13:37 > 0:13:42We put David in a play to stop him being expelled from school.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44LAUGHTER
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Is that what it was?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Well, you weren't the model student, were you?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53LAUGHTER
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Quite, quite angry there, OK?
0:13:54 > 0:13:59The reunion's over. It's time for the old master and pupil
0:13:59 > 0:14:01to start knocking this lot into shape.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Come in, "Oh, shut up, what's wrong with you?"
0:14:03 > 0:14:07You don't know the three things? Well, marry, sir...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It's working well. The kids are coming on.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14And for David, having Eric here is a reminder of just how far he's come.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It's weird, because, literally, everything I have,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20the clothes that I'm wearing, the house that I live in,
0:14:20 > 0:14:21that my family live in,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25I've bought out of the proceeds of my profession, acting.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have had any of it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30That's really bizarre to think about.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36The more you can keep it open, the more you can address...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's almost like acting with your back.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42'He's world-famous. He's done tremendously well.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45'But he's completely natural, isn't he?'
0:14:45 > 0:14:50He can inspire, motivate children. I mean, look at their faces.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51They want to work with him.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53They want to learn from him.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56So, that's tremendous.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I think we've improved.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04They're stopping us every two minutes and kind of giving us advice of how to do this line,
0:15:04 > 0:15:09how you should say it, where to move, movements, characterisation.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13So, yeah, it's much better than last time.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18And even first-time actor Asfan is starting to find his feet.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I'm feeling quite better right now.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25'Before, I wasn't really confident, but now I'm getting used to it
0:15:25 > 0:15:27'and getting better.'
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The morning session's over, and Eric's heading off.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35His experience has really helped David.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39'Well, we did pretty well this morning, getting them on their feet.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43'And already they're starting to really kind of enjoy the language, which is fantastic.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46'One or two have already learnt their lines. So I'm actually ahead of schedule,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49'which is great.'
0:15:49 > 0:15:51So I think by the end of the day... I've got two hours.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I want to get to the end of the scene.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55If we can run it a couple of times, fantastic.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00'So at least they know what the physical scene is.'
0:16:00 > 0:16:02And then, I think we're in good form.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04You old hippy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Thank you, David!
0:16:06 > 0:16:10David's upbeat, but there's still plenty of work to do.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Leading man Qasim's doing well, but there's a problem.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Shaneka, who's playing Lady Macbeth, is struggling.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Why did you bring these daggers...? - Great.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24So the first bit of that is almost like you're calming him down.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25You're just trying to calm...
0:16:25 > 0:16:29"Relax, I'm going to take care of it, everything is going to be..."
0:16:29 > 0:16:31"Why did you bring the daggers?!"
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's like two distinct emotions.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37The first one's, "Calm down, calm down." The second one's, "You idiot!"
0:16:37 > 0:16:43I'd quite like to work with Shaneka for a while on the character of Lady Macbeth.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45She was just losing some of the language,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48especially at the beginning, so I'd quite like to work with her now.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50He is about it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52'The potential problem area...'
0:16:52 > 0:16:57it's just ensuring that there's an understanding of what she's saying.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59And to try and get the dominance of the character across,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and the fact that the character is quite evil.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06You know how David said to you about using the light and dark shade in your voice?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Remember how I've been really kind of lowering my tone
0:17:10 > 0:17:13with regards to, "He is about it"?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16'I wasn't feeling too well. I had a sore throat
0:17:16 > 0:17:20'but tried my hardest to try and get my character across.'
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I thought it'd get easier each time,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24but because I had to add something new in every time,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28whether it was acting, the way I walked, the way I said something,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31it's almost as if it got more difficult.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34With one of his main characters feeling the strain,
0:17:34 > 0:17:35David can't be over-confident.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40But he's still pleased, if a little tired.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I don't know how they do it, teachers. God! I'm exhausted.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Yeah, brilliant day. I'm glad that we got to where we got to.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51To have run through the scenes,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54although I think the end's a bit chaotic.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57'I just didn't have the energy to block it out.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01'I was too tired by then. That's a terrible thing to say.'
0:18:01 > 0:18:03But I think, um...
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I think with tomorrow and Thursday,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I think we'll have enough time to clear that up.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15And I really pushed them. So I'm really glad we did what we did.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Wednesday. Three days until the big performance in Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and David's taking a chance.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29He's decided to give up a whole day in the drama studio
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and take the kids to London for a special workshop instead.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37It's going to be a little bit of a gamble, because we're losing a day of rehearsal.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41And I think, today, it's going to be strange,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45because we're going to be sitting down on a coach travelling most of the day.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Smiley faces, hoods off.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49So I'm hoping that they don't lose that energy,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51hoping they don't lose that work ethic.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Hopefully, we'll do some work on the coach today,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57but it's a little bit of a risk, because we've only got five days,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and this is almost like losing a day of rehearsal.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01So, yeah, bit of a gamble.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- This is a sorry sight.- A foolish thought to say a sorry sight.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Methought I heard a voice cry,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12"Sleep no more. Macbeth does murder sleep."
0:19:12 > 0:19:15And I want you to think about what your intention is.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's a bit of a gamble, but David's determined to reduce the risk.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22So he's making sure everyone's up to scratch with their scripts.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I'm almost done learning this and I'm sure everyone else is.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28We're quite confident. This morning, we had a run-through without scripts.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Before we left, we actually had a run-through. Most people knew their lines.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- We have a strong foundation, ready to build up on it now.- Yeah.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39They're learning their lines now, cos they're able to not look at the script so much.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43So they've obviously been away and learnt some lines overnight,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45which is very positive.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48The kids may've spent the evening learning their lines,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52but someone wasn't quite so conscientious.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55David caught up his brother, and they had a few drinks.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So I'm a little bit the worse for wear.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02You might just find me having 40 winks or a power nap on the coach.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Am I slacking my responsibilities?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07You said it yourself!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12They're all right. And anyway, I'm back at Washwood,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16so I'm just filling in my normal role of being the naughty kid.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21So I couldn't very well be at Washwood and not be naughty!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30After a sneaky snooze, David's back on form.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35He's taking the kids to an acting workshop at the historic Globe Theatre.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Shakespeare, like, you know, we read Shakespeare in books now,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42and it's become very intellectual.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45But, actually, when Shakespeare wrote his words,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49they were written for people to speak them. They were written to be spoken.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Whatever you do, do not look at me.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57- Art thou afeard?- We will proceed no further.- Art thou afeard?
0:20:57 > 0:21:01These sessions are especially for novice actors,
0:21:01 > 0:21:06and the once-reluctant Asfan is really starting to come out of his shell.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07We will proceed no further!
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I've just seen Asfan in there - he's got so much power.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20So much power. When he released and said, "We shall proceed no further,"
0:21:20 > 0:21:25and he really let it out of him, he was like a tank.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30'And I kind of thought, "Damn! He's the kind of guy you want playing Macbeth."
0:21:30 > 0:21:33'He's just somebody who's trying to contain the power.'
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I knew I wanted him on the project,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40because I just knew there was something in there that I wanted to get out.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42And I've just seen a glimpse of it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44A foolish thought to say a sorry sight.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47And it's not just Asfan who's coming good.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49After her bad day yesterday,
0:21:49 > 0:21:54leading lady Shaneka is getting to grips with her role.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56..smear the sleepy grooms with blood.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Starting to think about the vowel sounds,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02to think about meaning and intensity and emotion.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So you were really dominating him today. Did you feel that?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Yeah, I did.- How was it for you? What did you think?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11It felt really quite powerful, especially against him.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It was like, it felt really powerful.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Has it made you trust your character, trust your ability as an actor?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- It has done.- Good, good. It's fantastic.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Whence is that knocking?!
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Good work all round. David's gamble might actually be paying off.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31And he's got one more card to play.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35He's taking the kids to see an old mate who's starring in a hit Shakespearean production.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- I'm Lenny. I play Antipholus of Syracuse.- We know who you are!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43I'm from Dudley.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47And it's really weird to be acting on stage at the National Theatre.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Because I didn't like Shakespeare at all. I'm allergic to Shakespeare.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53When everybody goes, "How thee, thy..." I get sick and throw up.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58When you do it, it becomes much easier to understand.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03So this is it. Apparently, there's a sweet spot here. So if you stand... Come here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08There was an actor called Michael Bryant who used to act at the National Theatre.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11And he used to like to stand here
0:23:11 > 0:23:17because his voice suddenly became very big when he stood here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Even if he stood here, his voice became like this.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23But when he was here, it was like this!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26So this is the sweet spot, apparently, about here.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- So you should give it a try. - Give us one of your lines.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Think about hitting the back of the stage.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Go, Imran.- Go on.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Was it so late? Nah, that's too small.- Was it so late?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Was it so late, friend...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Ere you went to bed...
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- Ere you went to bed, that you do lie so late?- Very good.- Very good.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Anybody else got a line?
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Let's away. Our tears are not yet brewed.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Wow! My pants nearly flew off then!
0:23:59 > 0:24:04Can you hear how it resonates and echoes? Can I do one of my lines?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Hello!
0:24:08 > 0:24:12How are you? What the heck is this play about anyway?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I have seen a man who looks just like me.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I think that might be wrong.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It's good, isn't it? It really, really reverberates in here.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's really nice to meet you.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Whereabouts in Brum are you from? - Washwood Heath.- Washwood Heath.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- It's my old school.- Is it?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34So this will be new to you - electricity and velvet on the seats!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37And on that note, my friends, right on, brother, right on.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- Big round of applause for Lenny. - Break a leg with your scene.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- Thank you so much.- Take care. - Take care, Lenny.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48How about that? How about that?
0:24:48 > 0:24:53How about that? Top man, coming to see us and give us access.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56The access that man just gave us was incredible.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00That's how much goodwill we've all got going for you. So let's repay them on Friday morning.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05Let's really take on board everything we've learned today. We've had a fantastic day.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11We've been to the Globe and now we've been on stage at the National Theatre, the Olivier Theatre,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Laurence Olivier's place.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Today was probably the best day of the week.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Early on, when we were in that Shakespeare place,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27it was like quite...
0:25:27 > 0:25:32At first, I was really nervous, the man making me do all these things.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35'But the first time I'd done it, I felt really good about it.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39'And then I really wanted to continue doing it and not stop.'
0:25:39 > 0:25:44So it's like, it's really boosted up my confidence, and all these actors and things.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Before, if I'd tried to do that, I don't think I'd ever be able to do it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50I want you to shout that word to the ceiling.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53The way that we were taught how to speak and to act,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56it's just made me come out of my shell a bit more.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01I don't feel as silly as such coming out and doing it properly. So, yeah.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11It's Thursday. The big day's looming.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13And yesterday's euphoria has gone.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Everyone's exhausted.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I've got concerns that the kids are tired.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I'm tired. They must be tired.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22I think one or two of them are feeling a little bit tender.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27I've heard Qasim is not feeling 100%.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31And I can hear one or two of their voices are a little bit tired.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34So I'm a little bit worried about pushing them too hard.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Here he is. How are you feeling? - I've got flu.- You've got flu?- Yeah.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Just take it easy today, yeah. Try and take it easy today.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53- Are you feeling a little bit weak? - I'm OK, I'm OK. I've just got flu.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55OK. Much more room.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Let's get a bigger, bigger circle. Big, big circle. Even bigger.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04'You can hear people are forgetting their lines and some people are forgetting the diction,
0:27:04 > 0:27:05'forgetting to use the language.'
0:27:05 > 0:27:11I know everybody's tired, but we have to crank up the engagement in who's speaking and what's happening.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14'I thought we'd taken a step back from yesterday. Which is not surprising.'
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Everyone's tired. Even MY voice is tired.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21People are forgetting their lines,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23and someone hasn't even learnt all hers.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Mumtaz is playing Banquo, and there's one key part she just can't get right.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32When our...naked frailties are hid,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35we...something, and then we shall meet.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42- See, I don't know. - Unprofessional.- I know.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43I have to go over them. Sorry.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Oh, horror, horror, horror!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52She needs to go over them, but it's getting a bit tight.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Around this time tomorrow, the kids'll be on stage.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59And, for everyone, things are going from bad to worse.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02And when we have our naked... naked frailties hid...
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Keep the first three. Keep it on him.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11..with accents terrible. Of dire...combustion...
0:28:11 > 0:28:16The repetition, in a woman's ear, would murder as it fell.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Let us meet.- Sorry?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Let us meet.- Let us meet and...
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- In the great hand of God I stand. - In the great hand of God I stand.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Because I'm sitting over here and I can't actually see anything.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36So that's why I want to try and create as much space as we can, guys.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Ring the alarum bell! Awake! Murder! Treason! Awake!
0:28:41 > 0:28:46What's the business that... Sorry, can I do that again?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50'Bad day today. I felt I let everyone down as well today.'
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I wasn't very...
0:28:52 > 0:28:57I didn't have the inspiration today, didn't have the spark. Um...
0:28:57 > 0:28:59And it's difficult.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It's a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Particularly at the end. It's quite a difficult scene, because there's a lot of passion
0:29:06 > 0:29:09and there's a death and there's nine actors on stage.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13And it's difficult anyway with actors.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17But with non-actors, it's even more difficult.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21And I underestimated it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24'They're dead on their feet. Dead on their feet.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28'So they'll probably all go home and all go out, go raving or whatever.'
0:29:28 > 0:29:32I don't know what kids do these days. But I think they just need...
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's terrible to say, having had a break yesterday, but I think they just need an early night.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Because it was late last night.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44David's London gamble seems to have backfired.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49But rather than raving, Qasim and Mumtaz are having a night of maths and Macbeth.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51There's still some work to be done.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I think we'll know them by tomorrow. It's just focus, Mumtaz.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Hmm?
0:29:56 > 0:29:57You need to be able to focus.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- And when we have our naked frailties hid...- Yeah...
0:30:03 > 0:30:08And when we have our naked frailties hid, that suffer in exposure...
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Yeah...- ..let us meet...
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- ..let us meet...- Yeah. In... - In...
0:30:18 > 0:30:20..in...in the hand of God.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- In the great hand of God.- ..in the great hand of God, I stand...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26..hence...
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- And thence.- Thence?- AND thence. - ..and thence...
0:30:32 > 0:30:33..and thence...
0:30:33 > 0:30:37..and thence against the undivulged pretence I fight,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39of treason's malice.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Yeah, you know your lines, don't you?(!)
0:30:41 > 0:30:42SHE LAUGHS
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Sarcastic!
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- I just have to go over them. - She needs to learn them.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53It's the big day.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56The kids must put on their performance this afternoon,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59and yesterday was a disaster.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03But there's another problem - David's lost most of his actors.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Well, yeah, I've got a cast of three, down from nine.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Apparently... Apparently! There IS an exam this morning, so,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16erm, six of them are off doing proper schoolwork,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19which I didn't actually figure would happen.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I thought I would lose three. But, erm, I've actually lost six.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26So, there's not really a lot I can do, really.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I'm sitting here, or standing here,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I've done a little bit of work with the three that I've got,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34but...
0:31:34 > 0:31:37You know, we're supposed to be performing it today,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40so I need to run it, I really need to run the scene,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42and I can't run a scene if I haven't got actors.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48To make matter's worse, top voice coach Patsy Rodenburg is coming to give him a hand.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52She's helped big name actors like Nicole Kidman and Orlando Bloom.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57But most of David's cast could miss out on this expert help.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01So a little bit of a mix-up this morning.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05A cast of nine, and six of them have exams.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Oh!- Yeah.- OK. Well, that's... We'll work around it.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- Yeah. Could we just do some work with just the three of them? - Yes, absolutely.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- And I think, because they've learnt it so quickly...- It's great.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22..which is fantastic, but I now want them, almost,
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- to forget the rhythm that they've learned and maybe find...- The other rhythm. Shakespeare's rhythm.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Shakespeare's rhythm.- It's learning by heart, not by head?- Exactly.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Push, as though... Now, do you see what happens to your body?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I'll do it with you, so you don't feel such an idiot. Ba-boom!
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I'm going to ask you to do something quite odd, and by the way,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43if there's anything I ask you to do and you don't want to, tell me.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Sort of, your brain runs ahead of your mouth.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48"About it." Do you see? "About it."
0:32:48 > 0:32:50It is falling off a bit.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Some intense one-on-one training,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and with barely an hour before they have to go,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58the rest of the cast finally turn up.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01There's just enough time for some last-minute work.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05The first thing I'm going to talk about is the way that you're standing.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08One, two... And again. And...
0:33:08 > 0:33:13To Ireland, I. Our separated fortune shall keep us both the safer.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15One, two, three.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- I believe drink gave thee the lie last night.- Very good.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise?- Very good.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Much better, fantastic.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27ALL: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Can you get over ten?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31It was an unruly night.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Do you hear all those Ts?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Every word matters.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Why did you bring these daggers from the place? Go carry them and smear the sleepy grooms with blood.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- I believe drink gave thee the lie last night.- That it did, sir.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Is thy master stirring?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47BELL RINGS
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Time's up.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51The kids have to get off to Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Patsy's seen them all only briefly,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56but does she think they'll pull this off?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I think they're going to get there.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01There's a couple of them that are very good, actually.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Two of the students are very good, and, actually,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07their energy and commitment will pull the rest through.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11So she thinks they'll get there.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14And while this morning's rehearsal time may have been cut
0:34:14 > 0:34:18drastically short, the kids' confidence is still high.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21But has everyone learned their lines?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Oh, God!
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- Oh. And...- As we hid our naked... - No, no.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31And when we have our naked frailties hid,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33that suffer in exposure, let us meet.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36In the great hand of God I stand,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40thence against the undivulged pretence I fight,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42of treason's malice.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Boom!
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Mumtaz has finally nailed it.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55Now, for the cast, the small task of getting it right for the big show at the prestigious Swan Theatre.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- You're scared?- Yeah.- Don't be scared, it's really exciting.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Ah, it's great.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03As soon as I get into a theatre as an actor,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06I start to feel really excited.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10You can tell already from their voices, how excited they are.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13They're really looking forward to it now. This is crunch time now.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I'm buzzing, I'm buzzing. I want to get on stage and do it myself.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Right, OK, look, guys...
0:35:18 > 0:35:20'I'm feeling really nervous for them,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23'but I know they're going to do me proud.'
0:35:23 > 0:35:25It might be emotional for me this afternoon.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27You never know, you might see the odd little tear.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32'I'm getting a bit nervous. I don't want to mess up on stage.'
0:35:32 > 0:35:35There might be a few members of the public coming, as well.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Ooh! Maybe they'll spot me...no! - That's interesting.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41How does that make you feel? Does it make a big difference?
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- I think that makes it better, because they're strangers.- Yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47And you don't know them, so, you know,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- I think you show them what you've got.- Yeah!- Flaunt it.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56After just four days' practice,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59can the kids really show this audience what they've got?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03They need to put those nerves behind them, remember their lines.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05The moment has arrived.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12He is about it.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13The doors are open
0:36:13 > 0:36:17and the surfeited grooms do mock their charge with snores.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- Oh, this is a sorry sight.- A foolish thought to say a sorry sight!
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Methought I heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more."
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Macbeth does murder sleep. Innocent sleep.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Macbeth shall sleep no more.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Infirm of purpose!
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Give me the daggers and I'll gild the grooms with...the...
0:36:40 > 0:36:42I'll gild the grooms.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47SHE STAMPS HER FEET
0:36:49 > 0:36:50(What happened?)
0:36:50 > 0:36:55I...I got nervous. I forgot what I had to say.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hands?
0:37:10 > 0:37:16My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Anon, anon! I pray you, remember the porter.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Was it so late, friend, ere you went to bed that you do lie so late?
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Faith, sir. We were carousing till the second cock.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35And drink, sir, is a provoker of three things.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38What three things does drink especially provoke?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep and urine.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45It was an unruly night.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Where we lay, our chimneys are blown down.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53And as they say, the lamentings heard in the air,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56strange screams of death.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Awake, awake, ring the alarum bell! Awake! Murder, treason, awake!
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Let's away. Our tears are not yet brewed.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Nor our strong sorrow upon the foot of motion.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And when we have our naked frailties hid,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13that suffer in exposure, let us meet.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16In the great hand of God I...stand.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19And thence against the undivulged pretence I fight,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21of treason's malice.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- And so do I.- So do all.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Let's briefly put on manly readiness and meet i' the hall together.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Well contented.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32I to England.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35To Ireland, I.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39And the separated fortune shall do us both the safer.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44APPLAUSE
0:38:44 > 0:38:45SHE SCREAMS
0:38:48 > 0:38:52They've pulled it off it. It's a great a success,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55with just one small moment of anxiety for David.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58'Shaneka almost forgot her entrance.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00'I was kind of heart in my mouth at that moment,
0:39:00 > 0:39:04'when she was a little bit late, but it was just superb.'
0:39:04 > 0:39:06And I just feel really proud, actually.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Quite emotional, because of the fact that they managed to do it.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14It's just fantastic that they got the chance to do it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17And proud he should be.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- From the stuttering first read-through... - We...to our chamber.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22..to the forgotten lines...
0:39:22 > 0:39:24And...
0:39:25 > 0:39:30..and the hidden talent, these inner-city kids have mastered Shakespeare
0:39:30 > 0:39:34and strutted their stuff in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Who could refrain that had a heart to love?
0:39:40 > 0:39:46- That's it, then.- No! - It's been a real pleasure. I've really enjoyed it.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47I'm going to start...
0:39:47 > 0:39:50'I'm really happy that I picked this, because I would have regretted it,'
0:39:50 > 0:39:52really, big-time.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56We had a really great time in London, and today was a great time as well.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I actually thought that I would end up shaking or saying the wrong line,
0:40:00 > 0:40:02but I'm actually quite proud of myself.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- Oh, my God, we rocked on stage. Totally rocked it. - It was a privilege, yeah.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11It's been... I think one of the best week's ever.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Do the school proud.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- Harewood, on three. - One, two, three. ALL:- Harewood!
0:40:17 > 0:40:21'I didn't really think I was going to get this attached to them.'
0:40:21 > 0:40:26I think I see a lot of myself...in them.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29It's been fantastic, it's really been fantastic.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34It reminds you of where you're from. It reminds you how far you've gone.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36I've really enjoyed it. Really, really enjoyed it.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51It's great.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Really great. Good fun.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07How am I getting home?!
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