Sir Simon Russell Beale is the leading Shakespearean actor of his generation, having played King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Malvolio, Timon of Athens, Benedick, Falstaf, Prospero and Richard II.
Abigail Rokison-Woodall is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director (Education) at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and a former professional actor.