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. AROUND THE GLOBE AND BACK AGAIN: A MOMENT TO REFLECT By Colette Gordon, University of Cape Town Now that the Globe to Globe World Shakespeare festival has completed its Olympian […]
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. King Lear, Belarus Free Theatre, 17-18 May 2012 at The Globe, London By Keren Zaiontz, University of Roehampton In their radically adapted version of King Lear, performed in Belarusian, exiled company Belarus Free Theatre refashions […]
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. Henry VIII, Rakatá/Fundación Siglo de Oro (Castilian Spanish), 29 May, 2012 at The Globe, London By Juan F. Cerdá, University of Murcia I presume the organizers of the festival […]
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. Timon of Athens, bremer shakespeare company, Dir. Sebastian Kautz, 1 June 2012 at The Globe, London By Emily Oliver, Shakespeare Institute “WARNING: THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS MALE NUDITY.” The sign, greeting visitors on their […]
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. Antony and Cleopatra (Antonius ile Kleopatra), Oyun Atölyesi, Dir. Kemal Aydoğan, 26 & 27 May 2012 at The Globe, London, reviewed by Michael Dobson & Adele Lee Saturday 26 May 2012 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. In Praise of Translation: On Watching Shakespeare in a Foreign Language By Margherita Laera, Queen Mary University of London You might not agree with me but, in recent years, I […]