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Category Archives: Stratford-upon-Avon
Clowning around: Charles Dickens, Joseph Grimaldi and Shakespeare
At 3pm on Sunday 5 February the greatest clown in the history of England, Joseph Grimaldi will be remembered at the annual Clowns Service which takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Dalston, London. Here’s a link to the Flickr page. … Continue reading
How chances it they travel? Players in Stratford-upon-Avon
Historian Dr Robert Bearman has contributed today’s post, which revolves around a chance discovery which he made recently in the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive. Those wishing to know more about Shakespeare’s life may fantasise about making a major archival … Continue reading
The Chinese New Year: looking forward to the year of the dragon
Celebrations for the Chinese New Year, beginning on 23 January, are in full swing, and over one sixth of the world’s population will be marking the event. There’s even more excitement than usual as this is to be the most … Continue reading
This learning, what a thing it is! Education and the written word
Tucked away on BBC4 on Thursday evening, under the title A Renaissance Education: the Schooling of Thomas More’s daughter, was what purported to be the story of one of the best-educated women in Tudor England, Margaret More. Even more tucked away … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bible, education, Grammar School, Helen Castor, Johannes Gutenberg, Jonathan Bate, King Edward VI School, Margaret More, Melvyn Bragg, printing, Shakespeare, Stephen Fry
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Exchanging Christmas cards: the actress and Queen Victoria
What do you do with your Christmas cards at the end of the festive season? By tradition cards and decorations should be taken down on 6 January, Epiphany. E-cards and Facebook messages may be convenient, but they don’t have the same … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged cards, Christmas, Helen Faucit, Queen Victoria, Shakespeare's Heroines, Theodore Knight, traditions
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Looking forward to the World Shakespeare Festival #WSF2012
2012 has been welcomed in with the biggest celebrations ever, especially the brilliant fireworks in London. The Olympic Games don’t open until July, but the World Shakespeare Festival begins in April and continues until September. The original Greek Olympic Games … Continue reading
Mourning at the closing of the year
Shakespeare often idealised brotherhood: not just as a literal bond of blood, but also as a relationship of close trust and love. In his own life Shakespeare was one of eight siblings. Infant mortality took its toll, two sisters dying as … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Benson Company, death, Edmond Shakespeare, Frank Benson, funeral, London, prayers, Richard Day, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare, Southwark, stained glass
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Celebrating Christmas with the Royal Shakespeare Company
At Christmas, the RSC traditionally gets into party mood by putting on a special show. This year the company has two: Matilda in London, after its successful premiere in Stratford last year, and The Heart of Robin Hood, at the … Continue reading
Shakespeare and suicide: George Chakravarthi’s Thirteen
An exhibition on the subject of suicide doesn’t sound very suitable for the festive season, but George Chakravarthi’s Thirteen, currently at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, is no ordinary exhibition. The artist became interested in how the perception of … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, George Chakaravarthi, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare, suicide, Thirteen
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The RSC’s golden years: Terry Hands and Alan Howard
What better way to end the RSC’s season of events celebrating the Company’s 50th anniversary than with a discussion between two people who for many epitomised the RSC during the 1970s and early 1980s? On Saturday morning Greg Doran hosted … Continue reading