It was a busy old week, wasn’t it? I managed to stick to my plan of two blogs a day, and did what I could to start some conversations on social media. I also got as much out of my theatre-related clothing & accessories while I was at it! Linked to the day’s events, where […]
Read More Challenge Week 2018: round-upFor my final evening of challenge week I thought it was only right that I head to the Globe, especially as they were putting on a Remembrance-based event to mark the centenary of Armistice Day: Shakespeare and Remembrance (“The harsh and boist’rous tongue of war”). Now, this is more my fault than anything, but I […]
Read More Day 7: Shakespeare and RemembranceI’ve been noticing a bit of a trend this year for all things Ancient Greek – whether it’s TV programme Troy: Fall of a City on the BBC, stage productions of ancient plays, or shows inspired by myth & legend. Aside from the Tudors, Ancient Greece was my absolute favourite topic. It was great to […]
Read More Day 7: “It was Greek to me”Renowned actor Michael Pennington counts himself as “lucky enough” to have played Hamlet twice, as well as the role of King Lear – and many of you will probably have seen him in one Shakespeare or another at some point. I fondly remember his portrayal of Antigonus in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s The Winter’s […]
Read More Day 2: Shakespeare’s StagesIf you mention the name William Shakespeare to someone, there’s a good chance the first word that pops into their head will be ‘boring’. (Or ‘who?‘, in the case of a worrying proportion of school children.) This word association likely harks back to school days, being forced into writing essays on one of the Bard’s […]
Read More Day 1: Brush up your Shakespeare“Something wicked this way comes…” It’s Merely Theatre, as they tour their brand new production of the Scottish Play in rep with Much Ado About Nothing. Macbeth is an incredibly popular Shakespearean choice this year (I’ve now seen four versions already in 2018, with the Globe’s winter season offering still to come), with thoughts of […]
Read More Macbeth (Merely Theatre)It’s been quite an eye-opener of a season for me. After two of the best years of my life with Emma Rice in charge, I could easily have decided to call it a day myself – it would be fair enough to call it taking a stand against the board. However, given that the traditionalists […]
Read More Globe 2018: “The rest is silence”It honestly doesn’t let up. At all. After an Edinburgh-focused August, and a ‘keep myself busy at all costs’ September (mostly to avoid the hell that is rush hour transport), October has rolled in, bursting at the seams because there is too much to do. And possibly not enough time to fit it all in… […]
Read More Never Mind The Blog… Here’s October 2018Like London buses, no sooner does one production of Much Ado About Nothing come along than another follows hot on its heels! This time it’s the turn of Merely Theatre, who are touring this beloved comedy alongside famous tragedy Macbeth – though beginning with a series of open air performances solely of Much Ado. Sadly […]
Read More Much Ado About Nothing (Merely Theatre)It’s summer 1945, and war is over in Europe; British soldiers are making their way home through a newly liberated France following a long and testing fight. This triumphant & seasonal setting is the location of Antic Disposition’s latest production of the much loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing, with Don Pedro and his troops stopping […]
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