Challenge Week 2020: Mind The Bard

I thought it was a bit mad at the time, but it turns out doing Mind The Musicals 2.0 back in January was the best plan I could’ve had… Just like last year, I’m following up musicals week with another Shakespeare fest (as if you haven’t been getting enough of that recently!), as I go […]

The Show Must Go Online: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

I’m afraid Shakespeare in Love got it wrong on several counts – one of which is demonstrated here by The Show Must Go Online swiftly following up Romeo & Juliet with the perennially popular A Midsummer Night’s Dream. On paper a straightforward leap from tragedy to comedy, but I think you’ll find it’s a little more complicated than that… […]

The Show Must Go Online: Richard III

Since its first performance on 19 March, The Show Must Go Online has become a permanent fixture. To the delight of us regulars, this week’s production of Richard III was manned by an allstar cast, with actors from previous productions being invited back to either reprise a role from the Henry VI trilogy or take on an […]

The Show Must Go Online: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Thursday saw the first production of The Show Must Go Online, a series devised by Rob Myles (who Mind the Blog regulars will recognise from Merely Theatre’s Twelfth Night and his insight into Shakespeare dramaturgy) which will bring a different Shakespeare play to YouTube each week with a rotating cast of actors. It aims to provide […]