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Category Archives: Shakespeare’s World
Shakespeare’s Richard II and the Essex rebellion
On this weekend in early February 1601 Shakespeare’s play Richard II was famously performed by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in advance of the treacherous Essex rebellion. Just a few days later Augustine Phillips, the spokesman for Shakespeare’s company the Lord … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Earl of Essex, Earl of Southampton, Elizabeth 1, Essex Rebellion, Richard II
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John Lyly onstage with Edward’s Boys
A new production of John Lyly’s play Galatea has just been announced. Performances of his plays are now a real rarity, but at his peak, in the 1580s, Lyly was the most fashionable dramatist in England. His plays were not aimed … Continue reading
Thomas Cromwell from page to stage: Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
The plays based on Hilary Mantel’s books Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies have been successful both at the box office and in the media. This period of history, Henry VIII’s courtship of Anne Boleyn, divorce from Catherine of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bring up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, King Henry VIII, Mike Poulton, Thomas Cromwell, Wolf Hall
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Illuminating the seasons difference
On a miserable January afternoon I spent some time looking through some of the beautiful medieval illuminated manuscripts now available online. Just before the new year I had received a tweet including this calendar, each month represented by work done … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged As You Like it, Bologna, calendar, Pietro Crescenzi
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In with the new: welcoming the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
On 9 January 2014 the great Jacobean tragedy The Duchess of Malfi will be the first play to be performed at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the second performance space in the Shakespeare’s Globe complex on the south bank of the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Blackfriars, Children of Paul's, Dominic Dromgoole, Edwards' Boys, Galatea, indoor theatre, John Lyly, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, The Duchess of Malfi
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Shakespeare in Italy
No sooner is Christmas Day over but we start to look forward to longer, warmer days, and here’s a suggestion – a fortnight in Italy at the height of summer, studying Shakespeare with some distinguished performers, educators and directors. And at … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Italy, Julian Curry, Mary Chater, Urbino
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Michael Drayton’s Poly-olbion
On 23 December 1631 the poet Michael Drayton died at his lodgings in Fleet Street, London. He was so highly regarded by his contemporaries that he was buried in Westminster Abbey with some ceremony. According to an account of his funeral, … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Ben Jonson, Clifford Chambers, John Hall, Lucy's Mill Bridge, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, River Avon, Westminster Abbey
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Astrology at the winter solstice
This weekend is the winter solstice, the turn of the year after which days begin to lengthen again (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere). It’s a perfect time to enjoy a wonderful illuminated book now kept … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged astrology, astronomy, Book of Hours, Christmas, stars, zodiac
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Shakespeare, gloves, textiles and trade
Now we’re in the grip of winter most of us don’t venture out for a walk without being muffled up in hats, scarves and gloves. While scarves are fashionable adornments at any time of year, hats and gloves are usually … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged clothes, E Moses, fashion, gloves, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of London, tailor, textiles
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Shakespeare and the two William Jaggards
William Jaggard is well known as the printer of Shakespeare’s First Folio, along with his son Isaac. He was a member of the Stationers’ Company in London, but has got a name for unethical practices, at least in regard to … Continue reading