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The Destruction of the First Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

This week sees the 100th anniversary of one of the most dramatic events in Stratford, the destruction by fire of the original Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on 6 March 1926. The Shakespeare Institute Library in Stratford has an exhibition about the … Continue reading

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Cicely Berry, Head of Voice for the RSC

Cicely Berry’s name rarely appeared on any of the publicity for the RSC theatre productions in which she’d been involved, normally being tucked away towards the bottom of the cast list as Head of Voice. Unlike the contributions of designers … Continue reading

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Roger Howells remembered

Monday 23 April 2018 was the 402nd anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. By coincidence it was also the day that a very special man, a great Shakespearean and man of the theatre, Roger Howells, died at the age of 88. Most … Continue reading

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