May 2013
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April 2013
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These are not our Father's words!: Kill... →
Great scholarly article on Kill Shakespeare. Well worth a read. I’m currently waiting to find out if an article I’ve written (with my fantastic project partner and fellow Shakespeare fangirl, Helen) about Kill Shakespeare/Nicki Greenberg’s Hamlet has been accepted for publication. Fingers crossed!
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Michael Fassbender To Play "Macbeth" | Dark... →
Now this sounds promising…
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Global Shakespeares →
I’m headed to the USA for a month, and so won’t be updating this blog that often while I’m away. In the meantime I leave with you this amazing open access video archive to peruse: Global Shakespeares.
“The Global Shakespeares Video & Performance Archive is a collaborative project providing online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as...
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National Theatre Live: Othello press reviews →
ntlive:
Press reviews for Othello are coming in thick and fast - here’s a selection of what critics have said so far… ★★★★★ ‘A breathtaking show of emotional firepower. Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are superb.’ The Times ★★★★★ ‘Witty, agile, lucid and deeply felt. A gripping production.’ …
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sarlett asked: How will you watch that version of Othello? Is there a link to it or a download? Something to pay?
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Nicholas Hytner: With Shakespeare, the play is... →
Nicholas Hytner on Shakespeare’s ambiguity, and how actors (and directors) approach what is not said in the Bard’s work.
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Adrian Lester interview: Othello: 'It’s not just... →
An interview with actor Adrian Lester on why Othello is not only about colour.
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Alex Kingston to play Lady Macbeth opposite... →
So I just came across this news story this morning. If they’re not filming this production, they should. Stat! Pretty please? This Shakespeare-loving Whovian begs you.
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fyeahsetsandprops:
Hamlet (California State University, Fullerton)
Designed by Mai Sakai
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Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad to Star in 'Romeo... →
Still trying to work out if this is an April Fool’s joke. Orlando is a bit old for the role, isn’t he? Also inter-racial casting in R+J (or any other adaption of Shakespeare work) is neither radical nor ground-breaking (and I resent the writer making it seem controversial in the article). Inter-racial Romeos and Juliet have been played on stage and screen before, yet they’re not mentioned at all...
March 2013
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Animated Shakespeare: China Magnolia | The Space →
Zi-Qing Gao’s work is based on the characters Viola and Orsino from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This interpretation is about a girl who, in an attempt to hide her love for a lord, disguises herself as a boatman and rows him across a lake. The story takes place on the painted surface of a blue and white china plate.
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Animated Shakespeare: The Twelfth Night | The... →
Animation students from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London have created a series of short films exploring Shakespeare through animation, for a project with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Yihan Xu created The Twelfth Night based on the Shakespeare play. It focuses on a scene with the characters of Viola and Orsino.
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Bell Shakespeare's Henry IV | ABC Radio National... →
Interview with John Bell (Falstaff), David Whitney (King Henry IV), and Matthew Moore (Prince Hal) on Books and Arts Daily on ABC Radio National.
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Paul Giamatti as Hamlet at Yale Rep | NYTimes.com →
NY Times reviews the Yale Repertory Theater production of Hamlet staring Paul Giamatti.
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