Tag Archives: Royal Shakespeare Company

Shakespeare’s histories onscreen: An Age of Kings, The Hollow Crown and Richard II

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

I’ve just heard the great news that An Age of Kings, the first filmed history cycle, is finally about to be made available on DVD to the UK (Region 2). Perversely, the series has been on sale in the USA … Continue reading →

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Royal Shakespeare Company plans for 2014

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s plans for the summer 2014 season have just been released and mailings are being received by members. It’s Artistic Director Gregory Doran’s first full season, and he continues to carry out his promise to perform the … Continue reading →

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Blogging with Titus Andronicus, part 2

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

At the end of last week I wrote about the RSC’s current production of Titus Andronicus and the blogging event to which I was fortunate enough to be invited. In that first post I put up a few clips I made … Continue reading →

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Blogging with Titus Andronicus

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

Last Thursday, 25 June, I attended an event at which the Royal Shakespeare Company invited bloggers to a performance of their current production of Titus Andronicus followed by a Question and Answer session with the director and members of the cast. I’m … Continue reading →

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The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stitches: celebrating costume

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

Three cheers for the RSC’s latest linked exhibitions, In Stitches, A celebration of RSC Costume. The first, Into the Wild, highlights the twentieth-century Shakespeare costume through thirty-five examples drawn from the RSC Collection, while Costume Craft  illustrates the processes by … Continue reading →

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Memories of Hamlet in performance

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

For about a year I’ve been thinking about recording people’s memories of Shakespeare in performance, and at last I’ve got some results to share. In April 2012’s Shakespeare Association of America conference I heard paper after paper by Shakespeare scholars … Continue reading →

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Visiting Shakespeare’s Stratford treasures

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

The question of how to celebrate the life and work of Shakespeare in the town of his birth is one that has caused much deliberation over the centuries. In 1847 the Birthplace, that “heart-stirring relic” was purchased for the nation … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and the Russians

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

17 February is the anniversary of the 1598 election of Boris Godunov to be Tsar of Russia. Currently playing at Stratford’s Swan Theatre, Michael Boyd’s production of Adrian Mitchell’s version of Pushkin’s play Boris Godunov marks the end of Boyd’s … Continue reading →

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Announcing the future of the RSC: David Tennant, Hilary Mantel and costume

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

Wednesday morning was an important one for Shakespeare-lovers, with the new team at the RSC, Artistic Director Gregory Doran, Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman and Executive Director Catherine Mallyon setting out their plans. There’s a link to the main announcement here … Continue reading →

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Was 2012 Shakespeare’s year?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

2012 was the  year of the World Shakespeare Festival, the biggest celebration of Shakespeare ever, when this early-modern writer was to be proclaimed a global superstar, as if he wasn’t already one of the most-recognised faces, and the most-performed playwright, … Continue reading →

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