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Category Archives: Legacy
Shakespeare in and out of the classroom
Shakespeare is universally agreed to be “a good thing” for people of all ages, and recently there have been many opinions about the best was of introducing him to children. One of the good news stories of the week (and … Continue reading
John Lyly’s Galatea by Edward’s Boys
Galatea is the first full play by Lyly that Edward’s Boys, the schoolboy troupe from King Edward VI School in Stratford, have performed, and I’d guess that it won’t be the last. Nowadays Lyly is largely remembered as one of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Edwards' Boys, Galatea, John Lyly, King Edward VI School, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe
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Falstaff and the loss of Merrie England
This week Sir Antony Sher takes on the role of one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters, Sir John Falstaff, in the first of the Henry IV plays, for the RSC. It’s a role that has attracted many of the greatest … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s sonnets
I’ve only occasionally written in this blog about Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and then mostly about possible biographical references in them, for instance to Anne Hathaway or to the death of his son Hamnet. These are hard to avoid: for hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems
Tagged David Schalkwyk, Folger Shakespeare Library, Jonathan Bate, Sonnets
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The future of education for Shakespeare? MOOCs in action
The second of the two Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs)s on Shakespeare is now under way, and in case you fancy trying it out, is still open for enrolment. The first, the Shakespeare Institute’s Hamlet MOOC, has finished, though it’s to be hoped … Continue reading
Shakespeare and Stratford in World War 1
The outbreak of the First World War in late summer 1914 generated a huge recruiting campaign all round the country. In Stratford, where the summer Festival was taking place, a special performance of Henry V was mounted at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Frank Benson, Henry V, Nicholas Fogg, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, World War 1
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Taking Hamlet around the Globe
Touring has been an essential part of acting life for centuries: Shakespeare is thought to have seen his first plays as a child when a professional touring group came to Stratford-upon-Avon, and we assume he was one of the actors … Continue reading
The end of a tradition: Charlecote’s deer and Nigel Playfair’s As You Like It
As You Like It was in the very first season of plays performed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in April-May 1879. With its references to the Forest of Arden the gently romantic comedy was bound to please. The other Shakespeares … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged As You Like it, Charlecote, deer, Frank Benson, Nigel Playfair, RSC archives, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
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Fact or fiction: Shakespeare at Charlecote
There are many legends about Shakespeare’s life, but none is more compelling than that linking him with Charlecote Park, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Local historian Dr Robert Bearman has just sent me details of a new publication that relates to it: Anyone … Continue reading
Christopher Marlowe, 450 years on
Earlier this week the 450th anniversary of Christopher Marlowe’s birth passed without a lot of media interest. Yet events to celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th are already getting a lot of attention. Although Marlowe is still highly-regarded, and his plays are performed … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Cambridge, Canterbury, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, Edward Alleyn, London, Marlowe Society, Tamburlaine
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