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Monthly Archives: January 2014
W S Gilbert, Alternative Shakespeare, and charity
WS Gilbert is universally known for his partnership with Sullivan, creating the operas staged at the Savoy Theatre in London by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. G&S’s light, mostly comic operas such as The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe … Continue reading
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Tagged Jami Rogers, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Shakespeare Institute, W S Gilbert
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Shakespeare connections: Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham
During Shakespeare’s lifetime Birmingham was a town of a similar size to Stratford. But while Birmingham grew into a great centre of industry and innovation, Stratford remained a small country town. By 1851 nearly a quarter of a million people … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Birmingham, George Dawson, Library of Birmingham, Samuel Timmins, Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations, Shakespeare Club, Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Thomas Cromwell from page to stage: Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
The plays based on Hilary Mantel’s books Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies have been successful both at the box office and in the media. This period of history, Henry VIII’s courtship of Anne Boleyn, divorce from Catherine of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bring up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, King Henry VIII, Mike Poulton, Thomas Cromwell, Wolf Hall
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T S Eliot and Shakespeare
Listening to Jeremy Irons’ reading of T S Eliot’s Four Quartets on Radio 4 last weekend reminded me of the power of Eliot’s poetry. The Poetry Foundation’s website includes some information about the reading, and here is an article about Irons’ … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Four Quartets, Hamlet, T S Eliot, The Tempest, The Waste Land
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Picturing Shakespeare’s characters
My last post was about processions of people dressed as Shakespeare’s characters, especially in relation to David Garrick’s The Jubilee. It’s as if they have a life independent of the plays, so nobody would be surprised to see Falstaff, Juliet … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Apotheosis of Garrick, character, Daniel Maclise, David Garrick, painting, procession, Sir John Gilbert, Thomas Stodhard
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Taking to the streets with Shakespeare’s characters
Shakespeare celebrations in Stratford have taken many forms over the past two and a half centuries. I’ve written before about the history of holding feasts, an essential component of any party. But what’s also notable is the tradition of characters … Continue reading
Erica Whyman and Buzz Goodbody: championing The Other Place
Back in July 2012 I wondered what the impact of having a young woman, Erica Whyman, as Deputy Artistic Director would be on the RSC. Earlier this week I got the chance to find out when Erica spoke to the … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s heroes on stage and screen
Shakespeare is never short of media attention, but just at the moment some of his heroes or at least his leading men, are much in the news. This week King Lear begins its previews at the National Theatre, featuring probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Henry V, Jude Law, King Lear, MOOC, Shakespeare Institute, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston
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Illuminating the seasons difference
On a miserable January afternoon I spent some time looking through some of the beautiful medieval illuminated manuscripts now available online. Just before the new year I had received a tweet including this calendar, each month represented by work done … Continue reading
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Tagged As You Like it, Bologna, calendar, Pietro Crescenzi
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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
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Tagged Brean Hammond, Cardenio, Cervantes, Don Quixote, Double Falsehood, Gary Taylor, Gregory Doran, Tiffany Stern
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