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Tag Archives: statue
A statue for Aphra Behn in Canterbury
The city of Canterbury has many literary connections. It’s the end-point for Chaucer’s pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales, the setting for the murder of Thomas a Becket as dramatized by TS Eliot in Murder in the Cathedral, and the birthplace … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alexandra Gibreath, Aphra Behn, Canterbury, Canterbury Commemoration Society, Christopher Marlowe, Geoffrey Chaucer, statue, women
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Shakespeare’s Come Home!
In August 2021 I wrote a post about the project to restore the 1769 statue of Shakespeare that has stood in its niche on Stratford’s Town Hall ever since David Garrick gave it to the people of Stratford. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged 1769, Garrick JubileeTown Hall, restoration, Rupert Harris, statue, Stratford
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Stratford in 2020, and welcome to 2021
Few of us will be sorry to leave 2020 behind and to welcome 2021. Even for those unaffected by the virus, it’s been a dreary year with few opportunities to enjoy the things we’d say make us human: music, dance, … Continue reading
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Tagged James Butler, statue, Stratford-upon-Avon
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What did Shakespeare look like? From Upstart Crow to statues in bronze
We’re surrounded by images of Shakespeare, yet it’s often said that we don’t really know what he looked like. I’ve been greatly enjoying the TV comedy series Upstart Crow, written by Ben Elton whose brilliant scripts for Blackadder back in … Continue reading
Marie Corelli’s Stratford-upon-Avon memorial restored
The monument to Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church was put in place by 1623, and has been visited by tourists almost ever since. Over the past four centuries it has occasionally suffered damage, and has been restored several times. At … Continue reading
Posted in Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Marie Corelli, monument, Nick Birch, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, statue
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Stratford-upon-Avon projects 2016: a new collaboration
Earlier in the week I wrote about some of the projects in Stratford-upon-Avon timed for completion at the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in April 2016. The Royal Shakespeare Company and Birmingham University have also announced a five-year collaboration centred on … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Antony Sher, Gregory Doran, Michael Dobson, Shakespeare Institute, statue, The Other Place, University of Birmingham
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To move, astonish and delight mankind: Shakespeare at Stowe
With the extravagance of the Chelsea Flower Show behind us, and gardens and open spaces looking at their best, summer has finally started. Shakespeare has always been associated with nature, writing about flowers, plants and the English countryside. So it’s surprising … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Alexander Pope, bust, Chandos, garden, Love's Labour's Lost, National Trust, nature, portrait, reputation, statue, Stowe, worthies
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Stratford’s French connection: the Gower Memorial
For Bastille Day, a post about a much-loved monument that originated in France. If you’ve ever visited Stratford-upon-Avon the chances are you’ve seen the Gower Memorial, even if only from the window of a bus. It now sits alongside the main … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged bronze, France, Gower Memorial, Lord Ronald Gower, Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, statue
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Picturing Shakespeare: the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
In November 1786 the printer Josiah Boydell held a dinner at his London home to which he invited several leading artists including George Romney and Benjamin West. The discussion turned to the idea of creating a lavishly illustrated edition of Shakespeare’s … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, Fuseli, John Boydell, Josiah Boydell, New Place, Remembering Shakespeare, statue, Thomas Banks, Yale
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