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Tag Archives: Royal Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations 2017 in Stratford-upon-Avon
In 2017 I am more aware than ever how lucky I am to live in Stratford-upon-Avon, able to take a full part in the whole weekend of the Birthday Celebrations, not just the day itself. So many events take place it … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holy Trinity Church, Juliet Short, King Edward VI School, Professor Michael Dobson, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's Celebrations, Sir Antony Sher
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Spring events in Stratford-upon-Avon
Fresh for 2017, there is quite a crop of new ideas and events for the Shakespeare-lover in Stratford-upon-Avon. In particular, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust have come up with some different ideas to be held at the Shakespeare Centre in Henley Street. SBT Research Conversations These are … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Graham Holderness, Royal Shakespeare Company, SBT Research Conversations, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Faith of William Shakespeare
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The Tempest in production
On Wednesday 11 January the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Tempest is to be live streamed to cinemas around the UK. The play always brings with it a number of challenges, with its magical elements and the difficulty of putting a … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged all-female, Donmar, Gregory Doran, Harriet Walter, John Gielgud, Mark Quartley, Michael Redgrave, Orlando Gough, Philip Voss, Royal Shakespeare Company, Simon Russell Beale, The Tempest
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“The point envenom’d too” onstage fighting or the real thing?
On 13 December 2016, the members of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Club will be able to get an inside view on the subject of staging battles and fights in productions of Shakespeare’s plays, from a man who really knows his subject. Alan … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alan Smith, armoury, battle, fighting, Hamlet, rapier, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Club, swordplay, Wallace Collection
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Celebrating Ben Jonson’s First Folio
As well as being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, 1616 is also a significant date for anyone interested in the theatre and writing of the period. Between 6 and 25 November 1616 Ben Jonson’s Workes was published, a monumental … Continue reading
Howard Davies at the Royal Shakespeare Company
On 25 October 2016 theatre director Howard Davies died at the age of 71. He had a full and successful career working in theatres around the country, but for me he is associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company during … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bertolt Brecht, Edward Bond, Henry VIII, Howard Davies, Juliet Stevenson, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, The Warehouse, Troilus and Cressida
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Late summer in Stratford-upon-Avon
The summer holidays are coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that Shakespeare-related attractions are winding down. In fact Stratford-upon-Avon is a destination that thrives all year round and in all weathers. In the year marking the 400th anniversary … Continue reading
Black Shakespeare: Paapa Essiedu from Hamlet to Edmund
On 13 August it was the last performance of the latest production of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. Every production of this play is notable, but particularly this time because Hamlet was played by a man of … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Black Theatre Live, British Black and Asian Performance Daatabase, British Black and Asian Shakespeare, Gregory Doran, Hamlet, Jami Rogers, Janet Suzman, Jeffery Kissoon, King Lear, National Theatre, Paapa Essiedu, Royal Shakespeare Company, Sam Troughton, Simon Russell Beale, Sir Antony Sher, Vaneshran Arumugam
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Shakespeare online for 2016
Into the new year it’s time for starting something afresh. With this being such a big year for Shakespeare, there are several online courses beginning soon that aim to increase participants’ interest in and knowledge of Shakespeare, and I’ve picked … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Allston James, British Council, Exploring English: Shakespeare, Monterey Peninsula College, Othello, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare and his World, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare on film, Shakespeare Visions, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick
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Music and musicians at the RSC
According to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s website, Shakespeare made over 2,000 references to music, included over 400 separate musical terms, and wrote around 100 songs to be performed in his plays. Music has been an essential component of performances at … Continue reading