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Tag Archives: Gregory Doran
Remembering Richard Pasco, Shakespearian actor
On Wednesday 12 November Richard Pasco became the third eminent Shakespeare actor with close associations to Stratford-upon-Avon to die in 2014. Sadly there has been little immediate media interest, unlike that which met the death of Donald Sinden, and, … Continue reading
Henry IV Part 1: relaying the live event
Earlier this week I attended the performance of Henry IV Part 1 performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, that was being simultaneously broadcast to cinemas around the UK, and is to be shown in schools, around the world and eventually … Continue reading
Shakespeare in and out of the classroom
Shakespeare is universally agreed to be “a good thing” for people of all ages, and recently there have been many opinions about the best was of introducing him to children. One of the good news stories of the week (and … Continue reading
Love’s Labour’s Won?
The Royal Shakespeare Company has just announced its plans for the season September 2014-March 2015. In the main Royal Shakespeare Theatre a beautifully put-together programme will contribute to the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War. There will be two Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Christopher Luscombe, Edward Bennett, Francis Meres, Gregory Doran, Ian Judge, Love's Labour's Lost, Love's Labour's Won, Much Ado About Nothing, Palladis Tamia, Phil Porter, The Christmas Truce
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Finding Shakespeare’s “lost play”, Cardenio
Palgrave Macmillan recently sent me a review copy of their new book The Creation and re-creation of Cardenio: Performing Shakespeare, Transforming Cervantes, edited by Terri Bourus and Gary Taylor. Cardenio is now universally known as “Shakespeare’s lost play” and although … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems
Tagged Brean Hammond, Cardenio, Cervantes, Don Quixote, Double Falsehood, Gary Taylor, Gregory Doran, Tiffany Stern
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Shakespeare and the National Theatre
On 15 October it was announced that Rufus Norris was to be appointed to the most important job in UK theatre, as Artistic Director of the National Theatre, taking over in April 2015. Then next week, on 22nd October the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Daniel Rosenthal, David Warner, Gregory Doran, Hamlet, National Theatre, Old Vic, Peter Hall, Peter O'Toole, Rufus Norris
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If music and sweet poetry agree: Stratford-upon-Avon’s Festival
On Saturday morning Stratford-upon-Avon’s Music Festival began with a Festival Fanfare entitled Lend Me Your Ears, played by the brass ensemble from King Edward VI School. Performed on the steps of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre it was a reminder of … Continue reading
Anticipating Richard II
There are now less than two weeks to go until the RSC’s most-hyped production of the last few years, Richard II, has its first performance. With David Tennant playing the leading role, all the Stratford performances were sold out months … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged David Tennant, Frank Benson, Gregory Doran, Illuminations, John Wyver, Michael Pennington, Richard II
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Royal Shakespeare Company plans for 2014
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s plans for the summer 2014 season have just been released and mailings are being received by members. It’s Artistic Director Gregory Doran’s first full season, and he continues to carry out his promise to perform the … Continue reading
Midsummer Night’s Dreaming: online experiment and real-time event
This weekend Stratford-upon-Avon has been the venue for a “daring new collaboration” between the RSC and Google’s Creative Lab to stage a real-time performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream while simultaneously creating a digital presence in which anybody could join. The … Continue reading