Dame Harriet Walter on Shakespeare: A Reverent Yet Critical Look

Shakespeare veteran Dame Harriet Walter talks about the Bard in a reverent tone, but she doesn’t let him off the hook. After all, the Succession and Killing Eve star has built her latest book �' She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said �' around the idea that despite being a great observer of what makes us human, Shakespeare never gave his women the same depth and attention as his men.

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Review-THE-CONVERSATION-WITH-HARRIET-WALTER-St-Martin--in-the-Fields-20260506)._