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Shakespeare and the Europeans in Italy
With the equinox now passed and spring firmly under way here in the UK it’s time to look forward to the warmth of the summer. How better than to celebrate it with the charity Shakespeare in Italy’s wonderful annual Summer … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Album Amicorum, Andrew Dickson, Austria, British Library, Florence, Germany, Italy, John Mullan, Julian Curry, Mary Chater, Shakespeare in Italy
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Shakespeare in Italy 2018
In Richard II, after his father, John of Gaunt, has told him to think positive about his banishment, Bolingbroke pours out his despair. How is it possible for imagination to turn bad into good, winter into summer? O, who can … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Italy, Jane Wymark, Janet Suzman, Julian Curry, Mary Chater, Michael Pennington, Shakespeare in Italy, Summer School
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Celebrating Shakespearean stage actors
On 27 April 2017 Dame Judi Dench unveiled a blue plaque on 16 Cowley Street in Westminster where Sir John Gielgud had lived from 1945 to 1976. It has taken a long time to appear since Gielgud died in 2000 … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Dame Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Fiona Shaw, Julian Curry, Nicholas Hytner, Shakespeare on Stage, Simon Russell Beale, Sir John Gielgud
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Tim Pigott-Smith and Shakespeare
Since the announcement of Tim Pigott-Smith’s death on Friday 7 April 2017 tributes have flooded in for this much-loved and admired actor. Many have also commented that in the last few years he was reaching his peak. His kindness and … Continue reading
Shakespeare in Padua
Just recently we’ve been experiencing cold, grey, depressing weather in the UK and we must all be thinking longingly of long, warm days spent somewhere exotic. It’s just the time, of course, for planning a summer holiday and for the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Janet Suzman, John Nettles, Julian Curry, Lucy Bailey, Mary Chater, Othello, Padua, Shakespeare in Italy, Summer School, The Merchant of Venice, Titus Andronicus
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Shakespeare in Italy
No sooner is Christmas Day over but we start to look forward to longer, warmer days, and here’s a suggestion – a fortnight in Italy at the height of summer, studying Shakespeare with some distinguished performers, educators and directors. And at … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Italy, Julian Curry, Mary Chater, Urbino
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