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Category Archives: Shakespeare on Stage
Arms and armour on the stage
It’s rare for those who work behind the scenes in any entertainment industry to receive any attention from the media, so it was a great pleasure to hear Kirsty Lang’s feature on Alan Smith, the RSC’s Head of Armoury, on … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alan Smith, Alex Hassell, armoury, Arundel Castle, Frank Benson, J C Trewin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Royal Armouries, RSC
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Shakespeare on-screen news
There’s a real “back to school” feel around now with evenings drawing in and a chill in the air. A great moment then to get cheered up with the latest film about Shakespeare, Bill the Movie, released on 18 September … Continue reading
The divine Sarah Bernhardt’s Hamlet
On Radio 4 Francine Stock is currently investigating the concept of charisma. This week in Pinning down the Butterfly: the It Factor, she looked at an actress whose fame spread across Europe and North America, the divine Sarah Bernhardt. Bernhardt … Continue reading
Australia’s Shakespeare
It’s easy, living in Stratford-upon-Avon, to get stuck in English and particularly RSC Shakespeare, so I’m indebted to Sally McLean and Elizabeth Schafer for bringing to my attention the vibrancy of Shakespeare on the other side of the planet, in … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Australia, Elizabeth Schafer, Geoffrey Rush, John Bell, Sally McLean, Shakespeare Republic
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Outdoor Shakespeare
The summer of 2015 has been mostly chilly and often damp, with just the occasional hot days. These conditions must have been trying for all those companies that now put on outdoor theatre productions in the UK. Many of them … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Andrew Muir, Cambridge, Dell, festival, outdoor, Shakespeare in Cambridge, summer
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“To be or not to be”: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet
So Benedict Cumberbatch, playing Hamlet in Lyndsey Turner’s production of the play at the Barbican Theatre in London, has bowed to pressure by moving “To be or not to be” from the beginning of the play to its usual place. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Alex Jennings, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet, Lyndsey Thomas, soliloquy, To be or not to be
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Shakespeare with a twist
Shakespeare in Stratford isn’t just about the RSC and in fact the town has a number of venues, and several theatre groups, performing a wide range of drama including some by our very own playwright. Sometimes, too, we see plays … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Attic Theatre, Chapel Lane Theatre Company, Gareth Somers, Joe Calarco, R&J
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Jumping through the hoop: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet
By the time this post goes live, the latest production of Hamlet to be staged in London will have received its first two performances. I’m writing of course about Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre. It was to be … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Barbican, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet, Lynsey Turner, Michael Billington
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Talking about race again: playing Iago
When Hugh Quarshie’s taking of the role of Othello was first announced, it was this casting that drew the media attention. He had, some decades ago, apparently burned this particular boat by declaring, in print, that Othello should not be … Continue reading
Alas, poor Yorick: the spell of Hamlet
On 26 July 1602 Shakespeare’s play Hamlet was registered with the Stationers’ Company in London. It’s an important date, but has done little to settle the burning question of when Shakespeare’s most famous play was first written and first performed. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Andre Tchaikovski, David Tennant, Edmund Kean, Gregory Doran, Hamlet, quarto
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