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Author Archives: Sylvia Morris
Edward’s Boys in summer 2017
I’ve written lots of posts mentioning Edward’s Boys, the brilliant troupe of boys from King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon who, under the leadership of Deputy Head Perry Mills perform plays that come mostly from the repertoire of the Boys … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Before Shakespeare, Edwards' Boys, John Marston, King Edward VI School, Shakespeare's Globe, Summer's Last Will and Testament, The Marston Project, The Thomas Nashe Project, Thomas Nashe
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Shakespeare, culture and the digital
On Monday 3 July it was announced that the DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport) would change its name to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Sadly this has nothing to do with digital developments in the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged archives, Bodleian Library, culture, DCMS, digital, Digitising the Stage, education, Erin Sullivan, Folger Shakesepare Library, Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company
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Hilary Mantel and Shakespeare: fiction versus fact
This year’s Reith lecturer, the award-winning historical novelist Hilary Mantel, is in the middle of her five-lecture series on Radio 4, delivered on Tuesdays and repeated on Saturdays. Her subject is writing historical fiction, though rather than talking about the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Antic Disposition, Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, Leicester, Leicester Cathedral, Leicester Mercury, Reith Lecture, Richard III, Richard III Society
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Donald Trump and Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s fascination with politics can be seen in many of his plays, not only those directly based on British history. The Roman plays too examine the workings of power, looking at how countries have been governed and how those who … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Bad Quarto, covfefe, Donald Trump, Hamlet, New York, Pericles, twitter
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Before Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute
A summer of great events for those interested in Shakespeare and his theatrical background is just getting under way. From 12-30 June 2017 the fifth play-reading marathon will be held at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. Up to now, these … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andy Kesson, Before Shakespeare, Joe Stevenson, Martin Wiggins, Read not Dead, Shakespeare Institute, Shakespeare's Globe
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The power of poetry
In the last few months I’ve been finding it hard to concentrate on Shakespeare: it’s all seemed trivial compared with the important issues that confront us like deciding how England relates to the other countries of the UK, Europe and … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Manchester, River Avon, Sonnet 18, spring, swans, Tony Walsh
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Bram and the Guv’nor: Henry Irving and his manager onstage together
Through his novel Dracula and the numerous adaptations of it, writer Bram Stoker is probably now better known than the man who was his “Guv’nor”, the great late-Victorian actor Henry Irving. The two men had a working relationship that lasted almost … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Bram and the Guv'nor, Bram Stoker, Bram Stoker Collection, Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, Irving Society, Jefny Ashcroft, Lyceum Theatre, Michael Kilgarriff, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Shakespeare in the Gallery, Library, Archive and Museum
Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums, known collectively as GLAMs contain many examples of the way in which Shakespeare has inspired creative people ever since his plays and poems were written. Paintings may be inspired by either a great performance of a play or … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Art UK, Culture 24, GLAM, Henry Fuseli, Mareike Doleschal, Molly Tresadern, Museum Crush, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Celebrating Shakespearean stage actors
On 27 April 2017 Dame Judi Dench unveiled a blue plaque on 16 Cowley Street in Westminster where Sir John Gielgud had lived from 1945 to 1976. It has taken a long time to appear since Gielgud died in 2000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Dame Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Fiona Shaw, Julian Curry, Nicholas Hytner, Shakespeare on Stage, Simon Russell Beale, Sir John Gielgud
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Shakespeare and St George in Stratford-upon-Avon
23rd April is celebrated as the special day of St George, the patron saint of England. He’s one of the most popular of saints, venerated in Romania, parts of Greece, Catalonia and Egypt, among many other places. Perhaps because of … Continue reading