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Tag Archives: Hamlet
Walking for Shakespeare: Nine Day’s Wonder
Walking for fun’s not a concept that would have been understood in Shakespeare’s day, and the sponsored walk would have been an even more alien idea. Walking was a necessity, and when Shakespeare left Stratford for London as a young … Continue reading
Stephen Fry and the English language
Stephen Fry has just reached the end of his five-part series Fry’s Planet Word, in praise of the English language. Saving the best until last Fry looked at English story-telling through poetry, drama, fiction and even songwriting. It’s available now on … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Blackadder, English, Fry's Planet Word, Hamlet, Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Shakespeare, Stephen Fry
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Shakespearian stars 3: John Gielgud as Hamlet
If asked to name the greatest Hamlet of the mid-twentieth century most people would suggest Laurence Olivier. It was, though John Gielgud who received more critical acclaim and who, for people alive at the time, was most closely associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Hamlet, John Gielgud, London, New York, Shakespeare
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Shakespeare’s plays in his lifetime: the Cambridge Conference
One of the sessions in the recent Cambridge Shakespeare Conference was on Shakespeare’s Plays in his Lifetime. Frustratingly little is known about the performance of Shakespeare’s plays and how they were originally received so I looked forward to hearing from people … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Cambridge Shakespeare Conference, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Pericles, Shakespeare, The War of the Theatres
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Time and the gilded galleon
A visit to the British Museum is always a great reminder of the ingenuity, skill and imagination of the human race over thousands of years and in all parts of the world. In all areas of endeavour there are people … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged As You Like it, British Museum, Clock, Galleon, Germany, Hamlet, Hanover, Mechanical, Shakespeare, Time, Watch
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Disorder, riot, and unweeded gardens
Bill Bratton, the supercop who’s credited with successfully cutting gang crime in New York and Los Angeles, is going to be consulted by the UK prime minister about how to solve the issue of the recent riots in English cities. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bill Bratton, disorder, formal, gardens, Hamlet, knot gardens, Richard II, riots, unrest, weeds
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I’ll write it straight: The Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700
This is the second post looking at the subjects raised by the 29 July conference launching the new online Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700. The first paper was contributed by the prolific writer and academic Germaine Greer. Ever since the publication of … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Avon, Act 7: Holy Trinity Church
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
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, flooding, graveyard, Hamlet, Holy Trinity Church, River Avon, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tempest
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: Shakespeare’s Lost Years
This week’s Start the Week on BBC Radio 4, broadcast on 4 July, asked how much we need to know about writers’ lives in order to fully appreciate their works. Contributors included a specialist on the medieval poet Dante and … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andrew Marr, Being Shakespeare, Hamlet, Henry IV part 2, Jonathan Bate, lost years, Mairi Macdonald, sea, Shakespeare, ships, Simon Callow, The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Macbeth: what happens next?
So what does happen after the end of Macbeth? For Shakespeare, needing a politically-acceptable conclusion, the answer was straightforward, Malcolm filling the vacuum left by the death of the tyrant and his queen. David Greig, in his new play Dunsinane, has … Continue reading