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The end of “churlish winter’s tyranny”: February in Shakespeare’s Stratford

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Sylvia Morris

Not many people are sorry to see the end of February, and with it the end of meteorological winter. If we’re lucky it’s also the end of what Shakespeare called “churlish winter’s tyranny”. In Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick is … Continue reading →

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Stratford in November’s lockdown, 2020

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sylvia Morris

November 2020 is drawing to a close in Stratford-upon-Avon, and although we haven’t yet experienced the cold of winter “when blood is nipped”, we have had enough rain for “ways [to] be foul”, as Shakespeare describes at the end of … Continue reading →

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Unfreezing the statue: rescuing the arts

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Sylvia Morris

It is always said that “The show must go on”. But since 16 March 2020 when theatres and other cultural venues closed, shows have not gone on. And while shops and pubs are now able to open again, live performances … Continue reading →

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