Ep. 82: Dyslexia and finding a love of language through Shakespeare, with actor Keith Dunphy

In this episode of the podcast, Jenny catches up with Waterford actor Keith Dunphy to talk about his show Word against the word which explores his experience as a dyslexic actor at RADA and the ways in which he navigated the complex world of stage and screen auditions. He talks about the role of Shakespeare in igniting his love of language and how important it was for him to find his own (Waterford) voice within a world of received pronunciation! Also in studio are Dr Christa de Brún, who added Keith’s production to the syllabus for the second year module Literature and Society, and student Katy Fitzgerald, who discusses how important it is to have texts like this on the curriculum, and promotes the new student literary magazine Glór, of which she is an editorial board member.