The Comedies with Joely Richardson

Season 1 Episode 2

About the Episode

Joely Richardson investigates (with her mother Vanessa Redgrave) the legacy of these two brilliant cross-dressing comedies, with their missing twins, mistaken identities, and characters in disguise; their connections to Shakespeare’s personal life; and the great romantic heroines created by Shakespeare in two perennially popular plays.

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1:34
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3:12
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1:00
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0:30
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3:56
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2:25
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0:30
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0:30
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1:30