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The RSC’s golden years: Terry Hands and Alan Howard
What better way to end the RSC’s season of events celebrating the Company’s 50th anniversary than with a discussion between two people who for many epitomised the RSC during the 1970s and early 1980s? On Saturday morning Greg Doran hosted … Continue reading
Facts, fiction and Shakespeare’s view of history
It’s always claimed that Shakespeare must have been fascinated by British history because he wrote so many plays about it. I make the play count thirteen. But was this fascination with the history itself, or did he see it as … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alison Weir, Boris Johnson, fact, Falstaff, Fiction, Henry IV, Henry V, history, Holinshed, King John, Shakespeare, story
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Seeking out Shakespeare’s villains
The series of blogs about Shakespeare’s villains posted by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust at Blogging Shakespeare and Finding Shakespeare, has raised interesting questions about what that word “villain”means. The dictionary definition is a “person guilty or capable of great wickedness, … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Falstaff, Globe Theatre, Henry IV, Iago, Launcelot Gobbo, Macbeth, Richard III, Roger Allam, Shakespeare, villain
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Catch some Shakespeare at a cinema near you
This summer’s going to be a good time to see some great Shakespeare productions, and you might be able to catch some of them without going any further than your local cinema. The idea of screening live or recorded theatre … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged cinema, Falstaff, Globe Theatre, Henry IV, Henry VIII, National Theatre, Roger Allam, Screen Arts, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Was Shakespeare a soldier?
The one-man play Being Shakespeare is just reaching the end of its run at the Trafalgar Studios. It’s a real tour de force by distinguished actor Simon Callow who switches effortlessly from narrative to speeches from Shakespeare’s plays, bringing characters … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Sources, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged As You Like it, Being Shakespeare. Simon Callow, Constable, Edgar Fripp, Henry IV, Jonathan Bate, muster rolls, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive, soldier, The Taming of the Shrew, Warwick
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Shakespearian stars 1: Richard Burton as Henry V
This is the first in a series about actors and their greatest Shakespearian parts. Henry V is a gift of a part for a young actor. It’s a varied role, particularly if Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, which show … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Anthony Quayle, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Zeffirelli, Henry IV, Henry V, history, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Richard Burton, Richard II, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Taming of the Shrew
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