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Category Archives: Shakespeare’s World
Edward’s Boys in summer 2017
I’ve written lots of posts mentioning Edward’s Boys, the brilliant troupe of boys from King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon who, under the leadership of Deputy Head Perry Mills perform plays that come mostly from the repertoire of the Boys … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Before Shakespeare, Edwards' Boys, John Marston, King Edward VI School, Shakespeare's Globe, Summer's Last Will and Testament, The Marston Project, The Thomas Nashe Project, Thomas Nashe
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Before Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute
A summer of great events for those interested in Shakespeare and his theatrical background is just getting under way. From 12-30 June 2017 the fifth play-reading marathon will be held at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. Up to now, these … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andy Kesson, Before Shakespeare, Joe Stevenson, Martin Wiggins, Read not Dead, Shakespeare Institute, Shakespeare's Globe
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Shakespeare and St George in Stratford-upon-Avon
23rd April is celebrated as the special day of St George, the patron saint of England. He’s one of the most popular of saints, venerated in Romania, parts of Greece, Catalonia and Egypt, among many other places. Perhaps because of … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Schooldays brought to life
On Tuesday 4 April I addressed the pupils of King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s School, at their morning assembly, part of our efforts to publicise the town’s two hundred-year old Shakespeare Club. The school has been in existence … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Charles Frederick Green, John Marston, Jose A Perez Diez, King Edward VI School, Latin, school, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's Schoolroom, William Lily
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Shakespeare commonplace book on Antiques Roadshow
The BBC Antiques Roadshow has often featured items with a Shakespeare connection, but on Sunday 2 April 2017 we saw “one of the most remarkable items to ever feature on the Antiques Roadshow”. Its appearance had been widely anticipated and … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Caversham Court, commonplace book, John Loveday, Matthew Haley
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Shakespeare and the destructiveness of fire
Shakespeare uses fire as a metaphor for the energy of life as well as the destructiveness of death. He writes of the fires of purgatory, of the warming fire on the hearth and of the fires lit to tell of … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged buckets, fire, fire-fighting, Globe Theatre, New Place, Robert Bearman, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
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“The point envenom’d too” onstage fighting or the real thing?
On 13 December 2016, the members of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Club will be able to get an inside view on the subject of staging battles and fights in productions of Shakespeare’s plays, from a man who really knows his subject. Alan … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alan Smith, armoury, battle, fighting, Hamlet, rapier, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Club, swordplay, Wallace Collection
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Shakespeare’s swans
Over the past few weeks my husband Richard has been keeping an eye on a pair of swans, nesting just downstream of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratfordians are quite protective of their swans, not least because of their connection … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged birds, cygnets, River Avon, swans
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Theatre Before Shakespeare
A few weeks ago a new website launched, the public face of a project run by academics Andy Kesson and Lucy Munro with the aim of “rethinking the start of the public theatre in Britain”, that is “the playhouses that … Continue reading
Looking at death in Shakespeare’s life and works
This 23rd April we’re marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and while it’s much more fun to celebrate Shakespeare’s achievement and legacy, some of the events that are happening this year are focusing on Shakespeare’s death and things related … Continue reading
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