Category Archives: Stratford-upon-Avon

Paul Robeson, Othello and Mixed Britannia

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The BBC has just begun a mixed race season, examining how over the past 100 years Britain has come to be a country in which inter-racial partnerships are commonplace. The first documentary in the series Mixed Britannia looked at the … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s mothers and sons

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

  Towards the end of Shakespeare’s life, early September must have been a sad time, not just because it signalled the end of summer. Both parents died at this time of year: his father was buried on 8 September 1601, and … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and the Jacobethans at the Swan

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

This year the Royal Shakespeare Company is celebrating 50 years of existence by staging a series of events marking some of its key moments of theatremaking.  Exactly half way through this half-century, in 1986, the RSC opened the Swan theatre … Continue reading →

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Ben Jonson and Anne Hathaways’s shared anniversaries

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

I couldn’t let the 6 August go by without mentioning that it’s the anniversary of the death of two of the people most important to Shakespeare.   Ben Jonson Ben Jonson’s relationship with Shakespeare spanned almost twenty years, beginning, according to … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Avon, Act 8: Sweet Swan of Avon

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Ben Jonson’s memorial poem to Shakespeare published seven years after his death in the First Folio contains lines which famously link Shakespeare to the River Avon and to the magnificent birds that live on it. Sweet Swan of Avon! What … Continue reading →

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Was Shakespeare a soldier?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The one-man play Being Shakespeare is just reaching the end of its run at the Trafalgar Studios. It’s a real tour de force by distinguished actor Simon Callow who switches effortlessly from narrative to speeches from Shakespeare’s plays, bringing characters … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Avon, Act 7: Holy Trinity Church

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Anyone visiting Stratford interested in places associated with Shakespeare will be aware that the parish church where he worshipped is a good 15 minutes walk from Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Why is Stratford’s church on the outskirts of the town, and on … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Avon, Act 6: Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre sits right on the bank of the River Avon in Stratford. When the idea of a permanent memorial to Shakespeare in his town was first suggested in the aftermath of the 1864 Tercentenary Celebrations, it was … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Avon, Act 5: was Shakespeare an angler?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The River Avon is the centre of attention for visitors to Stratford this weekend, with the Stratford River Festival  entertaining people with lots of  events on and by the water. It probably won’t be the best weekend though for those wanting … Continue reading →

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Unearthing Shakespeare: Good friend for Jesus sake forbear

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Why is there such fascination with the idea of exhuming Shakespeare? People who want to do so always claim they will find something exciting out by doing so. The current crop of hopefuls, as recorded by the Stratford Herald, BBC … Continue reading →

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