Before the Bard | Shakespeare in Toronto
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. It’s Lauren here this week with the latest in Shakespeare news from Toronto–though I’ll shortly be turning it over to my guest...
View ArticleDruidShakespeare Goes To America | Shakespeare in Ireland
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. This is Emer here this week with the latest in Shakespeare news in Ireland. Where Shakespeare and Ireland is concerned, Druid...
View ArticleBright Swords: An Interview with Ryan Vincent Anderson | Speak The Speech
Any actor who tackles one of Shakespeare’s great roles understands the long inheritance that they are a part of when it comes to portraying one of the iconic roles: Garrick, Kean, Olivier, and Dench...
View Article18 Hours of Live Theatre in 3 Days! | Shakespeare in Utah
It’s Jenny Hatch here, reporting from Utah, and I recently had the great fun of seeing all six shows currently playing at Utah Shakes in just three days! King Lear Tony Amendola was the actor who...
View ArticleThe Camden Fringe Festival | Shakespeare in London
During August in London, much of the performing arts industry heads north to Edinburgh. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world, and other festivals happen in Edinburgh at...
View ArticleA World Too Close for Comfort: The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Othello’ in...
On the first page of the program for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello, a lone child soldier rests the butt of a rifle on the ground. The gun’s barrel leans idly against his...
View ArticleToronto Fringe in Review | Shakespeare in Toronto
This year’s Toronto Fringe Festival was chalk full of fantastic and thought-provoking plays and performance pieces. I had the pleasure of attending three productions this year, taking in Shakespeare...
View ArticlePerchance to dream, yes b’y! | Speak The Speech
St. John’s, Newfoundland is home to a wealth of arts culture – it’s found in practically every moment of the day. But the crowning pieces to this culture-rich land are found in one of the oldest towns...
View ArticleMuch Ado About 1945 | Voices
“It’s a simple romantic comedy,” Greasepaint Youtheatre director Jodie Weiss said of the show. “Love conquers all, good triumphs over evil, etc. It’s just good fun.” Under Weiss’ lead at the Stagebrush...
View ArticleAll-Female Shakespeare | Shakespeare In London
London and UK theatre certainly has a progressive inclination, but there is only one all-female Shakespeare company in the city, Smooth Faced Gentlemen. They’re also the only all-female Shakespeare...
View ArticleRSC Summer Season 2016 Announcement: Celebrating 1616 | Shakespeare in...
2016 is set to be an exciting and important year for Shakespeareans. The year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and will feature an array of exciting events commemorating the bard all...
View ArticleSpur of the Moment: Changing Lives One Scene at a Time | Shakespeare in Toronto
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. It’s Tori here with the latest in Shakespeare news from Toronto. Spur of the Moment Shakespeare Collective started their 2015-16...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Macbeth’| Pop Bard
I have often wondered whether Shakespeare would have made it as a scriptwriter in contemporary Hollywood. Could the master of theatre have as deftly wrought his magic with today’s moviegoers as he did...
View ArticleCompany Profile: The Malachites | Shakespeare in London
Founded in 2013 by Benjamin Blyth and Claire Dunlop, fringe theatre company The Malachites are based in Shoreditch, a hipster neighbourhood in East London. When Shakespeare arrived in London in the...
View Article‘His’tory Revised: Bash’d Takes on King John | Shakespeare in Toronto
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. It’s Tori here with the latest in Shakespeare news from Toronto. Shakespeare Bash’d will be taking on Shakespeare’s rarely performed...
View Article‘Youth is Full of Sport’: Shakespeare Schools Festival at Lakeside Arts...
Shakespeare Schools Festival is the largest youth theatre festival in the UK and are also a registered charity. Their mission is to get children involved and interested in Shakespeare by asking them to...
View ArticleA Season of Giving Thanks | Shakespeare in Toronto
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. It’s Tori here with the latest in Shakespeare news from Toronto. November was another great month for Shakespeare in Toronto....
View ArticleReview: Red Bull’s ‘The Changeling’| Shakespeare in NYC
If you don’t know Red Bull Theatre Company, you should. This long-standing New York company is dedicated to producing Jacobean works (with a recent drift into more contemporary work). Although... The...
View ArticleShakespeare Bash’d Takes on Hamlet | Shakespeare in Toronto
This is part of an ongoing series of regional Shakespeare coverage. It’s Tori here with the latest in Shakespeare news from Toronto. Shakespeare Bash’d is closing their incredible 2015 season... The...
View ArticleReview: King and Country, RSC at Barbican Centre | Shakespeare in London
Shakespeare’s history plays are some of his best. Epic tales with tragedy and comedy, love and war, politics and history are brought to life on stage, with the storyline of... The post Review: King and...
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