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Author Archives: Sylvia Morris
Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in his own town
This weekend is the most important of the year for Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare’s life and works are celebrated with a whole range of events, but the most important is the parade which this year takes place on Saturday morning, 20 April, … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Birthday Celebrations, daffodils, flowers, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Winter's Tale
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Othello, Iago and the search for character
The National Theatre’s new production of Othello is beginning its previews this week. Starring Adrian Lester as Othello, the Henry V from a few years ago, and Rory Kinnear as Iago, who has recently played Hamlet, both at the National, … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Adrian Lester, character, Dan Donohue, National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner, Othello, Rory Kinnear, Simon Russell Beale
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Science versus alchemy
The BBC’s series The Genius of Invention carried on, this week with a major documentary on the greatest of scientists, Isaac Newton . But the documentary revealed a more complicated side to Newton: not just the logical man who made … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged alchemy, Andrea Sella, Galileo, Isaac Newton, John Dee, Prospero, science, supernatural
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From crumhorns to waterphone: Music for Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s use of music is always a popular subject, but just now it seems to be everywhere. Shakespeare’s Globe is hosting a conference on Shakespeare, music and performance from 3-5 May, which will include input from major academics as well … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged crumhorn, music, musicians, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Ted Watson, The Merchant of Venice, waterphone
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Theatres for Shakespeare
What is the ideal theatre, or stage, for Shakespeare? It’s a question that theatre people have been addressing for centuries. Shakespeare didn’t write exclusively for the Globe, and even though it was purpose-built by Shakespeare’s company in 1599 I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bridges-Adams, rolling stage, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe, Theodor Komisarjevsky
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Richard Griffiths, stage actor of many parts
One evening last week, at 7.28pm, just before performances were due to begin, all the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue in London simultaneously dimmed their lights. This traditional tribute to an actor who has recently died is carried out only rarely, but … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Howard Davies, John Napier, Richard Griffiths, Trevor Nunn
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Birmingham’s theatre archives and Shakespeare
One of the sessions I most enjoyed at the Birmingham REP 100 celebration weekend was Gwendolen Whitaker’s lecture on the Rep’s archives and the stories which they are telling. With my own background in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s archives I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged archives, Birmingham Rep, Library of Birmingham, sound recordings
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Memories of Hamlet in performance
For about a year I’ve been thinking about recording people’s memories of Shakespeare in performance, and at last I’ve got some results to share. In April 2012’s Shakespeare Association of America conference I heard paper after paper by Shakespeare scholars … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged audio, David Warner, Hamlet, memory, Peter Hall, Royal Shakespeare Company, sound
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Shakespeare in cartoons: the story of Bruce Bairnsfather
I’m always surprised to find how many links there are between Stratford, Shakespeare and other creative people. Recently I heard from Mark Warby who has provided me with the following information about one of these, the famous First World War … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoons, Mark Warby, Old Bill, World War 1
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The Hollow Crown: popularising Shakespeare on TV
Whenever an actor best known for film or TV work is cast to perform in Shakespeare there’s always a debate about whether celebrity casting is a good or a bad thing. Should, in particular, theatres, employ celebrities in an obvious … Continue reading