Tag Archives: Dominic Dromgoole

Hamlets onstage in 2017

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Sylvia Morris

Of all Shakespeare’s plays, it’s Hamlet that holds most fascination for audiences, and new productions often make the headlines. In recent years we’ve seen Maxine Peake at the Royal Exchange in Manchester in 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch’s production staged at the … Continue reading →

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Michelle Terry at Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Sylvia Morris

Michelle Terry, the Artistic Director designate of Shakespeare’s Globe in London, has now released her ideas for the theatre when she takes over in April 2018. She knows she will be keenly watched: Emma Rice seemed to have barely got … Continue reading →

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Directing Shakespeare

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Sylvia Morris

With the sudden death of Michael Bogdanov this week theatre directors and their importance in the staging of Shakespeare’s plays have been on my mind in the build up to Shakespeare’s birthday. Shakespeare was the first director of his own … Continue reading →

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Cheek by Jowl and Shakespeare’s Globe in the news

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

Two theatre companies which have made their mark by performing Shakespeare have recently made announcements about future programming and projects. First, Cheek by Jowl. Since they were formed in 1981 by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod the company has done … Continue reading →

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Taking Hamlet around the Globe

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

Touring has been an essential part of acting life for centuries: Shakespeare is thought to have seen his first plays as a child when a professional touring group came to Stratford-upon-Avon, and we assume he was one of the actors … Continue reading →

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In with the new: welcoming the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

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 →

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Taking Hamlet to the world: Dominic Dromgoole’s “lunatic idea”

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

You have to hand it to Dominic Dromgoole, the Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe: he’s not afraid of a challenge. Looking to beat the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival project, his latest scheme is to take Hamlet on World Tour, … Continue reading →

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