I've heard of productions of part of the History Cycle being done by the same/overlapping casts, but all eight?! Wow! That is seriously impressive!
Of course, just being in the RSC is pretty impressive.
I was thinking more along the lines of seeing the same actor pull off a villain one night and a hero the next, though given the caliber of performers in the RSC, one would expect them to be able to do that. But I have found, with admittedly limited experience in seeing the same actor perform very different roles in rapid succession, that it can add something to my appreciation of the performance. Comparing different actors in the same part does something similar - both can make me notice aspects of a character or play that I hadn't noticed before, or might not have without those parallels.
I hope that makes some sort of sense! It makes sense to me, anyway!
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Of course, just being in the RSC is pretty impressive.
I was thinking more along the lines of seeing the same actor pull off a villain one night and a hero the next, though given the caliber of performers in the RSC, one would expect them to be able to do that. But I have found, with admittedly limited experience in seeing the same actor perform very different roles in rapid succession, that it can add something to my appreciation of the performance. Comparing different actors in the same part does something similar - both can make me notice aspects of a character or play that I hadn't noticed before, or might not have without those parallels.
I hope that makes some sort of sense! It makes sense to me, anyway!