Sex And The City - Kim Cattrall Recites Shakespeare With New York Acting Students

Attendees at the Columbia University class were stunned when the veteran actress sat in on their tutorial unannounced, to practise for her role as Cleopatra in an upcoming British production of Antony and Cleopatra.

Cattrall recited lines from the Bard's famous play with the aspiring actors, much to the students' disbelief.

One witness tells the New York Post's Page Six column Cattrall was "amazing" in the part.

The actress will hit the stage at the Chichester Festival Theatre in England on 7 September (12).