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Taking Shakespeare to the great outdoors, 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Sylvia Morris

  Around the UK optimistic announcements are being made for a season of outdoor Shakespeare. Typically, the weather forecast for the beginning of June indicates some unsettled conditions, but fingers crossed for  another fine summer.  The Dell, the RSC’s garden … Continue reading →

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Looking at the First Folio in 2016

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Sylvia Morris

It’s still seven years until the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, arguably the most important book in the English language. But this year, when Shakespeare’s achievement is being celebrated, the first collected edition of his … Continue reading →

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Sir William Davenant and adapting Shakespeare, Restoration-style

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

In April the Painted Room in what used to be the Crown Tavern, at 3, Cornmarket, Oxford was temporarily re-opened. It’s remarkable that this room has survived, but even more astonishing is the coincidence that it is thought that Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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