Women taking power in Shakespeare’s plays | The Shakespeare blog
It’s been noticeable how many of the male roles being taken over by women are the powerful ones. In previous years it’s been the contemplative roles of Hamlet and Brutus, … Continue reading
Central Park hosts an all-female, naked production of The Tempest
For an actor, reeling off endless lines of Shakespeare is a demanding job. Shouting it over the din of planes, helicopters and ambulance sirens whizzing past New York’s Central Park … Continue reading
The History Girls: The Tempest, Twelfth Night and me by Gillian Polack
Right now, my writing self and my research self are sharing the seventeenth century. I tend to think of Shakespeare as a sixteenth century writer, because a lot of his … Continue reading
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Archive Obituary • ELISABETH WELCH • 2003
The black American actress and singer has died peacefully in Denville Hall at the age of 99, we have just heard. She was, says writer Patrick Newley, a lovely lady, … Continue reading
Royal Shakespeare Company’s plans for 2016 | The Shakespeare blog
All the large Shakespeare organisations are celebrating the four-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016 with events to show that Shakespeare is universal, appealing to people of all ages and … Continue reading
July 23 1815: Hazlitt on The Tempest
Originally posted on pastnow:
On July 23 1815, William Hazlitt’s review of The Tempest appears in the Examiner. As we returned some evenings ago from seeing the Tempest at Covent…
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…
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