Richard II in Chicago
September 30, 2011
Writing about web page http://www.shakespeareprojectchicago.org/ If any readers are based in the Chicago area, you might like to sample the free Richard II that’s being performed at The Newberry Library, The Wilmette Public Library and the Highland Park Public Library on October 22nd and 23rd. Here’s a blurb: The Shakespeare Project of Chicago is a …
Shakespeare on Film: An Encyclopedia by Marcus Pitcaithly
September 25, 2011
Writing about web page http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Film-Encyclopedia-Marcus-Pitcaithly/dp/0955686423/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1316959824&sr=8-3 In a year when Shakespearean film is very much back in the mainstream, Marcus Pitcaithly’s new volume, Shakespeare on Film: An Encyclopedia is especially timely. Pitcaithly’s assiduous volume is the most comprehensive survey of Shakespearean film yet undertaken. Running from Beerbohm Tree’s 1889 King John to Marianne Elliott’s 2009 All’s …
Othello (Sheffield Theatres) @ The Crucible
Writing about web page http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.production&ProductionID=1152 I’m not usually an advocate of celebrity casting. I didn’t see any of the star-name Shakespeares of the summer: Kevin Spacey in Richard III, Ralph Fiennes in The Tempest, or David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado about Nothing. However, I’m too big a fan of The Wire to …
The Tempest (Antic Disposition) @ Middle Temple Hall
September 3, 2011
Writing about web page http://www.anticdisposition.co.uk/productions/tempest/thetempest.htm I submitted my PhD on Wednesday after a very intense period of having my head down, during which I’ve not been looking ahead and organising theatre visits or review tickets. It was a delight, therefore, to have the chance to attend Antic Disposition’s current production of The Tempest during a …
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