February 2012
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The Winter's Tale Trailer →
Trailer for Propeller’s current production of The Winter’s Tale. I’m seeing it this Saturday!
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Sky to screen Simon Callow Shakespeare show | The... →
Simon Callow’s one-man show Being Shakespeare is to be broadcast on Sky Arts as part of a season celebrating the playwright.
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Photos of Douglas Booth & Hailee Steinfeld on... →
Behind the scene photos from the set of the new film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. I’m sure there will be a lot more information and photos coming out in the next few months. The cast looks…interesting.
There’s already a fan site for the film!
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Propeller puts on new spin on old bard | The West... →
Henry V was wonderful! :) Seeing The Winter’s Tale on Saturday.
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CORIOLANUS: 48 Photos and Two Clips | FilmoFilia →
48 high resolution photos and 2 film clips from Coriolanus.
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Stephen Fry stars with Mark Rylance in Globe... →
Twitter is all aflutter with this news. Makes me want to hop on a plane to London! If Twelfth Night hasn’t sold out already (because, honestly, Mark Rylance as Olivia!! = amazing), it surely will now! But yes, Stephen Fry as Malvolio! Superb casting choice!! Can’t wait to see him in those hideous yellow stockings.
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Talkin' 'bout Your Generation: Shakespeare special
This week (15 February 8:00 PM-9:10 PM) Australian game show Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation will have a special Shakespeare themed episode. For those outside Australia, you will be able to watch the episode HERE once it has aired on Aussie TV.
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National Theatre Podcast: Love poems by National... →
This podcast from the National Theatre features actor and writer, Simon Callow’s choice of poems for Valentine’s Day, including a sonnet by Shakespeare!
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Shakespeare at Yale - spring 2012 →
For those in the North East part of the US. It looks as though there will be a variety of interesting events, including performances, exhibitions, and lectures - well worth checking out:
Shakespeare at Yale is a multi-venued celebration in the spring of 2012 that will display the extraordinary resources that exist at the University for the study and enjoyment of Shakespeare.
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Barbican - THSC Workshops - Hip-hop Shakespeare... →
For those in London: free workshop conducted by the The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company. (3 - 4 March 2012).
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Barbican - BBC Symphony Orchestra / Rufus... →
Just heard about this. For those in London: The UK premiere of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright’s musical setting of five Shakespeare sonnets. **Edit: Sadly it’s sold out. However, you may be able to find tickets via the Facebook event page.**
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National Theatre Podcast: The Comedy of Errors →
Listen to Professor Tiffany Stern from Oxford University talking about the original performances of The Comedy of Errors.
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And There's the Humor of it: Shakespeare and the... →
There is a fascinating exhibition about Shakespeare and humoral theory currently on at the National Library of Medicine (and somewhere near you in the future) curated by academic Gail Paster. For those not able to get to the exhibition, the website also serves as an abbrieviated electronic version of the exhibition, complete with educational resources for teachers in K-12 as well as higher...
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All of Sydney is a stage →
A few weeks ago I posted about an exciting new project by the Australian Theatre for Young People, called The Voices Project, and their video monologue entitled TO BE. Here is another article about the project, this time a behind the scenes look at the making of the TO BE film.
Thanks to Dan at Fresh Ink for the link.
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John Bell on Performing Hamlet →
An extract from On Shakespeare by Australian actor, director, and founder of the Bell Shakespeare Company, John Bell. Sent to me by the wonderful people at The Voices Project. Thanks :)
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January 2012
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London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony to reflect... →
“…the theme of The Tempest would run through the opening and closing ceremonies for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games…”
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Wonderful! Looking forward to the opening ceremony - I don’t want glitz and glamour, I want something with meaning.
rainydaysandshakespeareplays asked: It isn't don't worry :) It's a swift transition from comedy to more pensive but it's not too stark.
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rainydaysandshakespeareplays asked: I saw that you're going to see Propeller's version of the Winter's Tale in February. I saw it last night and let me just say- IT WAS EPIC! Honestly the second half was possibly the funniest hour of my life. You're in for a treat!