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Tag Archives: Judi Dench
Unfreezing the statue: rescuing the arts
It is always said that “The show must go on”. But since 16 March 2020 when theatres and other cultural venues closed, shows have not gone on. And while shops and pubs are now able to open again, live performances … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged #lightitinred, coronavirus, Covid-19, Gregory Doran, Hamlet, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Much Ado About Nothing, Netflix, Sam Mendes, Tasmin Little, Theatre Artists Fund
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Ben Elton’s Shakespeares
Shakespeare seems to have haunted writer Ben Elton. He was always hovering in the background during Blackadder 2, the superb Elizabethan TV series. His current sitcom Upstart Crow, based around Shakespeare’s plays and life, has had three series and he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged All is True, Ben Elton, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Upstart Crow
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Shakespeare’s Cleopatra
I recently attended a performance of Antony and Cleopatra at the RSC. Watching Josette Simon playing the Queen of Egypt, I couldn’t help thinking of others I’ve seen in the part, and wondering why it’s such a difficult one. Surely … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Antony and Cleopatra, Edith Evans, Egypt, Harriet Walter, Janet Suzman, Josette Simon, Judi Dench, Peggy Ashcroft, Stanley Wells
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Shakespeare on-screen news
There’s a real “back to school” feel around now with evenings drawing in and a chill in the air. A great moment then to get cheered up with the latest film about Shakespeare, Bill the Movie, released on 18 September … Continue reading
Shakespearean acting: achieving greatness
Four hundred years on, Shakespeare has lost none of his appeal for actors and directors, with Tom Hiddleston recently winning the Evening Standard Best Actor award for his charismatic portrayal of Coriolanus at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Only 33, … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged acting, awards, David Calder, Evening Standard, Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Laurence Olivier, Nicholas Hytner, Ralph Myers, Robert Greene, Shakespeare Club, Stanley Wells, Tom Hiddlestone
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Shakespeare in Love – the play
This evening, 23 July, is the official opening of the new London West End play Shakespeare in Love, Lee Hall’s new version of the much-loved 1998 film of the same name. Rumours have been circulating about this play ever since … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Declan Donnellan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Lee Hall, London, Nick Ormerod, Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard, West End
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Round the globe with Much Ado About Nothing
What are we learning from the World Shakespeare Festival? A few weeks ago Sonia Massai headed a panel entitled Global Shakespeares. In her subsequent post on the RSC’s MyShakespeare site she says “‘Global Shakespeares’ can only be understood in relation … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Donald Sinden, Global Shakespeares, Indian, Iqbal Khan, John Barton, Judi Dench, Meera Syal, Michael Billington, Much Ado About Nothing, Paul Bhattarcharjee, Royal Shakespeare Company, Sonia Massai, World Shakespeare Festival
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Playing the Macbeths
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are two of Shakespeare’s most intriguing inventions. No matter how many times you see the play or read it, you are always left with questions. Which of them is more to blame for Duncan’s murder? Are the … Continue reading
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
One-man shows and Shakespeare’s theatre
Last week I saw Eduardo de Filippo’s play The Syndicate, currently touring UK towns and cities. It stars two great Shakespearean actors, Ian McKellen and Michael Pennington. Watching them in this subtle play it occurred to me that the last … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Acting Shakespeare, Ages of Man, Being Shakespeare, Ellen Terry, Ian McKellen, John Gielgud, Judi Dench, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love, Shakespeare's Heroines, Simon Callow, Sweet William, The Syndicate, What You Will
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