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Category Archives: Legacy
Shakespeare’s many lives
It’s said we know next to nothing about Shakespeare’s life, yet new biographies are published every year. Is this because new facts are always being discovered? Sadly not, although every now and then an extra piece is added to the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bill Bryson, biography, David Bevington, facts, information, James Shapiro, life, lost years, Shakespeare
2 Comments
Those fabulous frocks
Why are we so fascinated by clothes that have been worn by the rich and famous? Kate Middleton’s wedding dress will attract enormous attraction when it is put on display (probably in Buckingham Palace). We will all admire the fabulous … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Ellen Terry, John singer Sargent, Macbeth, Shakespeare, Smallhythe, The Merchant of Venice
2 Comments
The ups and downs of power
No matter what your political affiliation, you have to feel a bit sorry for Nick Clegg. Only a year ago he was the darling of the electorate. In the televised debates between the leaders of the three main parties before … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Arundel Castle, Ben Jonson, crown, Election, fountain, garden, Inigo Jones, masque, news, Richard II, Shakespeare
4 Comments
The first draft of history?
Over the past week the news has been dominated by the killing of Osama Bin Laden. President Obama must have felt some satisfaction that he’d got an authoritative statement out before it was widely reported on Twitter and Facebook, though … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged facebook, Henry IV part 2, history, Holinshed, journalism, Osama Bin Laden, President Obama, rumour, Shakespeare, twitter
11 Comments
When shall we three meet again?
When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain? In a typically fearless decision Michael Boyd, the RSC’s Artistic Director has chosen to open the first brand new production in the newly redeveloped RST without one of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Fuseli, Greg Doran, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Michael Boyd, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Weird Sisters, Witches
4 Comments
Obama and Shakespeare
Watching President Obama make the official statement about the death of Osama Bin Laden, it was impossible not to be reminded of the Earl of Richmond’s speech at the end of Shakespeare’s Richard III. I almost expected him to say … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Macbeth, Osama Bin Laden, President Obama, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare
2 Comments
Viva Espana
For most of us today, Spain means sun, sea and sangria, but for Shakespeare and his contemporaries Spain had less positive associations. The most powerful state in Europe, already feared and suspected, launched the Spanish Armada with the intention of … Continue reading
There’s rosemary
It’s the official celebrations of Shakespeare’s Birthday here in Stratford-upon-Avon. For me, the part of this ceremony that really matters is the laying of the flowers on Shakespeare’s grave. The simple ritual was initiated by the boys of his own school, which … Continue reading