Stage versus screen? Richard II (RSC) @ Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (11 November 2013) and Renoir Cinema, London (12 November 2013) Originally posted on Erin Sullivan’s blog at digitalshakespeares.wordpress.com. Review by Erin Sullivan The other week I did something unusual, at least for me – I saw the same Shakespeare production back-to-back, going to a Tuesday […]
Romeo and Juliet, The Aboriginal Centre for the Performance Arts (ACPA), Brisbane, Australia, 9-11 May 2013, as part of the Anywhere Theatre Festival. The first order of business was to find the place. Kangaroo Point. Our two weeks in Australia were enough to teach us that we wouldn’t, alas, be greeted by […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. On 13 September twenty-five academics, theatre practitioners, educators, and students gathered in Stratford-upon-Avon at the Shakespeare Institute to discuss the World Shakespeare Festival and the summer of Shakespeare to which […]
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This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. What did people make of Shakespeare’s role in the ‘Isles of Wonder’ Olympic Opening Ceremony last night? Here are some thoughts from Twitter – you can add your voice to […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Desdemona, dir. Peter Sellars, script by Toni Morrison, music by Rokia Traoré, 19 July 2012 at the Barbican, London By Erin Sullivan, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham In her forward to […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. On 12 June twenty-five academics, theatre practitioners, digital curators, and museums specialists gathered in London to discuss the Globe to Globe and World Shakespeare Festivals so far. We live tweeted […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Cymbeline, The South Sudan Theatre Company, dir. Joseph Abuk and Derik Uya Alfred, 3 May 2012 at The Globe, London By Erin Sullivan, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham It’s difficult, perhaps […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Richard II, Ashtar Theatre, dir. Conall Morrison, 4 May 2012 at The Globe, London By Erin Sullivan, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham The first thing we see is a […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Othello: The Remix, Q Brothers and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, dir. GQ and JQ, 5 May 2012 at The Globe, London. By Erin Sullivan, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham When […]
2012 in the United Kingdom is a big year for a lot of reasons – the London Summer Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee happen this year, both of which are attracting lots of media attention. What you might not know yet is that 2012 is also a big year for Shakespeare, both in the […]
