Hamlet, directed by Federay Holmes and Elle While for Shakespeare’s Globe, (www.shakespearesglobe.com). The Globe Theatre, London, 17 July, 2018. Reviewed by Parker T. Gordon (University of St Andrews) For the Globe’s production of Hamlet, Michelle Terry, in the title role, delivered a focused, sober-minded performance. The character’s ‘antic disposition’ (1.5.192),[1] physically depicted through the […]
As You Like It, directed by Federay Holmes and Elle While for Shakespeare’s Globe (https://www.shakespearesglobe.com). The Globe Theatre, London, 18 July, 2018. Reviewed by Joseph F. Stephenson Michelle Terry began her tenure as Artistic Director for Shakespeare’s Globe by returning to The Globe’s 1599 roots in As You Like It and Hamlet.[1] The Globe’s […]
The Winter’s Tale, directed by Elise Davison for Taking Flight Theatre Company at Blaise Castle, Bristol. 25 July 2015 Reviewed by Evelyn O’Malley I attended Taking Flight’s The Winter’s Tale at Blaise Castle, towards the end of its run and towards the end of the Bristol Shakespeare Festival. The promenade performance began on a warm […]
Directed by Elise Davison for Taking Flight Theatre Company at Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. 14 June 2014. Reviewed by Evelyn O’Malley Taking Flight Theatre Company aims ‘to work with groups of people who have traditionally been under-represented in theatre’ (2014 online), creating inclusive performances and challenging perceptions of (dis)ability. This promenade production of As You […]
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. Plays as Music at Globe to Globe By Amy Kenny, University of Sussex When asked how his company rehearsed for their Globe to Globe production of Twelfth Night, Atul Kumar, […]
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. Circles, Centres, and the Globe to Globe Festival By Stephen Purcell, University of Warwick At a meeting of the Year of Shakespeare contributors last week, I found myself thinking about […]
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. Love’s Labour’s Lost, Deafinitely Theatre, dir. Paula Garfield, 23 May 2012 at The Globe, London By Kate Rumbold, University of Birmingham It was changeover time at Bankside on a sunny May afternoon: clusters […]
