Peter Basham
ABOUT PETER:
Peter Basham is an actor/director & producer. He has appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Love's Labour's Lost, Love's Labour's Won and The Christmas Truce. Other notable acting credits include: As You like it (Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bristol Old Vic), Yerma (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Burial at Thebes & She Stoops to Conquer (Nottingham Playhouse), A View From the Bridge (Duke of York's, London). Screen highlights include: The Conductor (Shooting Star films), The Promise (Channel 4) Skyfall (EON Pictures), Inception (Warner Bros), Sherlock (BBC) Agatha Raisin (Sky One) Berlin Station (Paramount).
More recently, Peter has the recurring role of ‘PC Anthony Rogers’ on Eastenders (BBC). Since 2015 Peter has been an Associate Education Practitioner for the Royal Shakespeare Company, has delivered countless workshops for his education company ‘Access Shakespeare’. In 2019 he founded ‘The Shakespeare Project’ in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
You’re no stranger to the stage, Peter, and we’re excited to welcome you to ours at TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells 2020. Can you tell us a little bit about your idea worth spreading?
Performing some of Shakespeare’s well known and some less well known speeches, we will explore how a shared story still has the power to transform us.
What was the main motivation for giving a TEDx talk?
I’m looking forward to bringing some of the wonder and magic of Shakespeare to a new audience.
What is the one thing you want the audience to take away from your TEDx talk?
That no matter how much entertainment or information is available online and on demand, there is a great power in coming together to have a shared live experience.
What are some of your favourite TED or TEDx talks?
We love having local talent take centre stage at our events. Can you tell us a little bit about what you love about living in Tunbridge Wells?
I love the trees and all the beautiful countryside just a few minutes from our flat.
You can find Peter on Twitter and his website.
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