Quote • LYN GARDNER • Audiences
There is an undoubted pleasure in watching a classic play unfold to an unknowing audience. I once saw Hedda Gabler in a regional theatre where it was clear from the … Continue reading
On the Pivotal Thomas Mitchell: From Classics to “Columbo” | Travalanche
The great Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962) came into the world on this day (11th July). Mitchell remains well-known today as a character actor with parts in an unnaturally long list of … Continue reading
The play within a play’s the thing! | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
“The play’s the thing…” William Shakespeare’s Hamlet famously says at the end of Act II, “…wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.” For … Source: The play within a … Continue reading
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Quote • WILL SELF • Suspending Disbelief
“At the best of times, as a professional suspender, I find it hard to suspend disbelief. It’s never Goneril for me – always a girl who went to RADA. I … Continue reading
Quote • ANTONY SHER • If I Were Mayor…
“[If I were Mayor for a day] I’d love to open up theatre to the public by making all plays free for the day. Not the big musicals, they can … Continue reading
So much for him. My review of Branagh’s Hamlet – The View From Sari’s World
As part of my Shakespeare weekend I decide to finally sit down and watch Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Hamlet. Not only watch it, but take notes and hopefully come up … Continue reading
REVIEW- Shakespeare In Ten Acts | the Exhibitionologist
On one of the exhibitionologist’s first forays into exhibition reviewing, back in 2012, I found myself at an exhibition all about William Shakespeare. Hosted by the British Museum and accompa… Source: … Continue reading
From the Bowery to Broadway: Women of the Yiddish Stage | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Last week, the Museum opened “New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway,” a fabulous new exhibition that explores the history and influence of Yiddish theater in New York … Continue reading
The short, sad story of actress Clara Bloodgood | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
On the evening of December 5, 1907, respected actress and society woman Clara Bloodgood fatally shot herself in a Baltimore hotel room. She was in town to star as the … Continue reading
Five Fascinating Facts about David Garrick | Interesting Literature
The life of actor David Garrick (1717-1779), told through five pieces of interesting trivia 1. He helped to bring a new degree of realism to acting. In his An Essay on … Continue reading
Finborough Theatre Posters
Originally posted on The Library Time Machine:
After the interest in the post on Royal Court Theatre posters I had a look at our other collection of theatre posters, for…
Cymbeline; what’s a love story without some scandal? | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Originally posted on MCNY Blog: New York Stories. It was January 25, 1897, the opening night of William Shakespeare’s romance Cymbeline, based on the legend of an early Celtic British king, … Continue reading
Artistic Interpretations of The Tempest: #4-‘Ariel and Caliban’ by William Bell Scott
Originally posted on A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea.:
The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to…
Artistic Interpretations of The Tempest: #3-‘Ferdinand and Miranda’ by Edward Reginald Frampton
Originally posted on A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea.:
The Tempest is my favourite William Shakespeare play. I thought that it would be fun to share, in…
Ben Jonson’s “The Sad Shepherd; or, a Tale of Robin Hood” (1641)
Reynolds's News and Miscellany Ben Jonson (1572-1637) Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was England’s first poet laureate, and is generally regarded as England’s second most important playwright after William Shakespeare. Major works … Continue reading
The Tempest: storms, schemes, and a happy end
Originally posted on MCNY Blog: New York Stories:
On May 27th The Tempest opens the Public Theatre’s annual Shakespeare in the Park season at Central Park’s Delacorte Theatre. Refresh your memory of…
Vandamm Studio
Originally posted on MCNY Blog: New York Stories:
27 years. Over 2,000 Broadway productions. Countless negatives of every conceivable actor who graced the New York stage. Saying that the Vandamm…
The Brontë Season returns to the West Country
Originally posted on 17percent:
The Brontë Season is back by popular demand! These three critically-acclaimed, fresh new adaptations of Brontë classics are brought to you by West Country theatre companies Butterfly Psyche Theatre & Livewire Theatre .…
IdeasTap Underbelly Award 2014 winner Hiraeth tours Wales
Originally posted on 17percent:
Sunday 26th October – Saturday 15th November After a much-lauded, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014 (winner of the IdeasTap Underbelly Award 2014), ‘Hiraeth’ is…
Writing for Performance Masterclass. Ty Newydd. 9-14 Feb 2015.
Originally posted on kaiteoreilly:
Lloyd George’s former home: Ty Newydd – writers’ centre of Wales I’m delighted to give exclusive advance notice for a residential course I will be teaching…
Agent 160 and Joan Littlewood’s Fun Palaces….
Originally posted on kaiteoreilly:
Joan Littlewood. Photo from http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/jan/06/fun-palaces-joan-littlewood-culture October 2014 marks the centenary of the birth of legendary theatre director Joan Littlewood. In celebration of her vision, and in…
Preview: 17Percent to present plays at the Rochester Literature Festival
Originally posted on 17percent:
The Spirit of my Dream Last year as part of the Rochester Literature Festival, 17Percent presented She Writes: What’s through the door? our 4-star show based…
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