Tag Archives: Roger Rees

Roger Rees: good night, sweet prince

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

On Saturday 11 July 2015 it was announced that the actor and director Roger Rees had died aged 71. Better known for his more recent TV and film work in the USA, he spent many years in his early career with the … Continue reading →

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What you will: a Shakespearean treat

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Regular readers might remember my interest in one-man Shakespeare shows, which I wrote a post about just a year ago. One of the one-man shows I mentioned, Roger Rees’s What you Will is coming to the Apollo Theatre in London for … Continue reading →

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The Nicholas Nickleby phenomenon: a Royal Shakespeare Company triumph remembered

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, one of the most successful productions in the RSC’s history, has rightly been marked with an event in the RSC’s programme celebrating 50 years of outstanding theatremaking.  The adaptation of Charles Dickens’ comic … Continue reading →

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One-man shows and Shakespeare’s theatre

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Last week I saw Eduardo de Filippo’s play The Syndicate, currently touring UK towns and cities. It stars two great Shakespearean actors, Ian McKellen and Michael Pennington. Watching them in this subtle play it occurred to me that the last … Continue reading →

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