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Author Archives: Sylvia Morris
Relics of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre’s fire
Last year on 6 March, the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the first Shakespeare Memorial Theatre I wrote a piece about the events of the day. Most people who were living in the town at the time remembered it … Continue reading
Seeking A Midsummer Night’s Dream in “the winds of March”
It’s the beginning of March and signs of spring are still few and far between after a long and dreary winter. What does the dedicated Shakespeare-lover need to cheer themselves up? A Midsummer Night’s Dream, of course! And of course … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bristol Old Vic, Peter Brook, Shakespeare Institute Players, Touchstone
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Remembering Professor Marvin Spevack
A few days ago the death of the veteran Shakespeare academic Marvin Spevack was announced. For me his name is always associated with Concordances to Shakespeare’s works, both the one-volume Harvard Edition and the Complete and Systematic version in nine … Continue reading
Richard III: the story continues
The story of the discovery of the skeleton of Richard III in Leicester is, you can tell, going to run and run. On Wednesday 27 February at 9pm the More4 TV Channel screens another documentary, Richard III: the Unseen Story. The earlier … Continue reading
Shakespeare, Brecht and Galileo
The RSC are currently staging Bertolt Brecht’s play A Life of Galileo in a new translation by Mark Ravenhill. To accompany this play they have put on two events about Shakespeare and Science under the title ShakesSphere. The second … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged A Life of Galileo, astronomy, Bertolt Brecht, censorship, Galileo, Marek Kakula, Mark Ravenhill, science, ShakeSphere
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Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and the bawdy court of Stratford
After reading about the government of the town in Shakespeare’s day as revealed in Mulryne’s book The Guild and Guild Buildings of Shakespeare’s Stratford I decided to find out more about a related subject, the Ecclesiastical Court which was held … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bawdy Court, Coriolanus, E R C Brinkworth, Ecclesiastical Court, J R Mulryne, Judith Shakespeare, Quiney, Susannah Shakespeare, will
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Shakespeare’s early reputation
Shakespeare is now so universally known, his reputation so unassailable, we naturally wonder how he was received during his own lifetime. Did his contemporaries realise that he would be remembered and celebrated centuries afterwards? This was the question, subtitled “What did … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, First Folio, reputation, Roger Pringle, Shakespeare Club
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Shakespeare and the Russians
17 February is the anniversary of the 1598 election of Boris Godunov to be Tsar of Russia. Currently playing at Stratford’s Swan Theatre, Michael Boyd’s production of Adrian Mitchell’s version of Pushkin’s play Boris Godunov marks the end of Boyd’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Mitchell, Boris Godunov, Michael Boyd, Pushkin, Royal Shakespeare Company, Russia
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Lunching with Shakespeare: Stratford’s Birthday Celebrations
It’s recently been announced that Stratford’s traditional Birthday Luncheon for 500 people will not be held this year. It’s an event that has been part of the annual festivities for as long as I can remember. In fact celebrating Shakespeare’s … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged David Garrick, Levi Fox Hall, marquee, Pavillion, Richard Foulkes, Rotunda, Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations, Shakespeare Club, Tercentenary
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The Shakespeare Head Press: a link to Stratford’s past
As visitors to Stratford walk between the Shakespeare Hotel and Nash’s House, they pass a handsome building housing a second-hand bookshop. The sign hanging up outside bears a picture of Chaucer, and the shop is known as the Chaucer Head … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged A H Bullen, Complete Works of Shakespeare, Kelmscott Press, printing, Shakespeare Head Press, William Morris
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