Greg Doran on staging Shakespeare’s unloved Two Gents with students

What is Shakespeare's least liked play? The two gentlemen from Verona would be high on many people's lists. It is clearly student work. It has had few notable revivals. And it also raises problematic issues, as the treacherous Proteus at one point threatens to rape Silvia, who is engaged to his best friend Valentine. For these and other reasons, it is no one's favorite piece.

However, this may be about to change. Greg Doran - now officially Sir Gregory - stages a production at the Oxford Playhouse with student actors. After 35 years as an actor and then director at ...