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Yearly Archives: 2016
Sir Arthur Hodgson, Shakespeare and Australia
Stratford has been lucky to have attracted a number of influential people who have contributed significantly to the town’s development as a vibrant cultural centre. One of these was Sir Arthur Hodgson, a wealthy businessman who retired to the town … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Clopton House, Sir Arthur Hodgson, The Shakespeare Club, The Story of the Shakespeare Club 1824-2016
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“The point envenom’d too” onstage fighting or the real thing?
On 13 December 2016, the members of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Club will be able to get an inside view on the subject of staging battles and fights in productions of Shakespeare’s plays, from a man who really knows his subject. Alan … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alan Smith, armoury, battle, fighting, Hamlet, rapier, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Club, swordplay, Wallace Collection
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1000 Londoners and Shakespeare
I’m grateful to Jill Little for letting me know about a fascinating ongoing project which, at the end of this important year, is highlighting Shakespeare’s connections with London. The digital project is 1000 Londoners, in which every week a profile … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 Londoners, Chocolate Films, Film Hub London, London Shakespeare Centre
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Finding a place for Philip Larkin in Poet’s Corner
On Friday 2 December a ledger stone bearing the name of Philip Larkin will be placed in Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, alongside writers such as Thomas Hardy, Edmund Spenser and of course William Shakespeare. There has been quite a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged monument, Peter Scheemakers, Philip Larkin, Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey, William Kent
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The Story of the Shakespeare Club is launched
On Monday 28 November 2016 we held the official launch of the book The Story of the Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon 1824-2016: Long life to the Club call’d “Shakspearean”, written by Susan Brock and Sylvia Morris. It was an opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Juliet Short, Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Club, The Story of the Shakespeare Club 1824-2016, Town Council, Town Hall
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The Trial of Hamlet
Shakespeare knew that trial scenes made great theatre, often putting them at the heart of his plays. Probably the most dramatic courtroom scene is the trial of Antonio in The Merchant of Venice, but the trials of Queen Katherine in … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Bar Association, Hamlet, Lady Justice Hallett, mock-trial, Shakespeare Schools Festival, Wyndhams Theatre
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Explore Your Archive week
This week is Explore Your Archive week, an annual celebration of archives across the UK and Ireland. It’s organised jointly by the National Archives and the Archives and Records Association. We are fortunate in this country to have not only … Continue reading
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Tagged #explorearchives, archives, Explore Your Archive, Finding Shakespeare, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collections, The Story of the Shakespeare Club 1824-2016
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Women taking power in Shakespeare’s plays
2016 seems to have been characterised by women staging a takeover of traditional male roles, at least as far as Shakespeare is concerned. While planning this post I was hoping to be able to link this trend to the election of … Continue reading
Celebrating Ben Jonson’s First Folio
As well as being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, 1616 is also a significant date for anyone interested in the theatre and writing of the period. Between 6 and 25 November 1616 Ben Jonson’s Workes was published, a monumental … Continue reading
The Russ McDonald Memorial Seminar
Regular readers of this blog may remember, back in July, that I wrote about the death of the distinguished Shakespeare academic Professor Russ McDonald. At 5.15- 7pm on 7 November a special event is being held to commemorate his life … Continue reading
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Tagged London Shakespeare Centre, Russ Mcdonald
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