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Shakespeare and stage, seamlessly; Interview with Shakespearean actor Madhav Sharma

Shakespeare and stage, seamlessly; Interview with Shakespearean actor Madhav Sharma

  Priyadershini S., The Hindu April 20, 2014   Peopled by heroes, villains and quixotic characters the world of William Shakespeare caught the heart and mind of a young Madhav Sharma four decades ago. His passion for the bard grew as he toured India and the Far East with Geoffrey Kendal’s drama company, Shakespeareana, playing different characters. So smitten was the […]

April 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors, Global, Interviews
Why Shakespeare always says something new

Why Shakespeare always says something new

Simon Russell Beale, The Telegraph April 12, 2014   As the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth approaches, the great Shakespearean actor Simon Russell Beale explains his secrets. At the very end of King Lear, a frail, old man appears carrying the corpse of his youngest and much-loved daughter. It’s an image, like that of Hamlet holding a skull or Juliet on […]

April 14, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors
EastEnders’ James Alexandrou to play Iago in Othello

EastEnders’ James Alexandrou to play Iago in Othello

Jess Denham, The Independent March 25, 2014   James Alexandrou has been confirmed to star in a forthcoming West End production of Othello. Best known for his role as Martin Fowler in long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders, the English actor will play the evil Iago in Shakespeare’s tragic drama of jealousy, psychological manipulation and revenge. […continued]    

March 28, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors
Michael Pennington; King Lear at Theater for a New Audience

Michael Pennington; King Lear at Theater for a New Audience

Joanne Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal March 19, 2014   With his red sneakers, loose-fitting blue trousers and scruffy beard, Michael Pennington looked rather like a vagrant as he walked through a gentrifying neighborhood here. But perhaps that was just his way of getting into character; Mr. Pennington, 70, is playing a homeless man, an elderly imperious fellow down on his […]

March 23, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors
Noted Shakespeare actor John Douglas Thompson turns attention to Louis Armstrong in one man show “Satchmo at the Waldorf”

Noted Shakespeare actor John Douglas Thompson turns attention to Louis Armstrong in one man show “Satchmo at the Waldorf”

In the one-man show “Satchmo at the Waldorf,” John Douglas Thompson vividly resurrects Louis Armstrong as he reminisces about a life that spanned a vast cultural divide.   Andy Webster, NY Times March 20, 2014   There is a wonderful Milt Hinton photograph of Louis Armstrong in 1954, standing by his beloved reel-to-reel tape recorders, which he took with him everywhere to record performances […]

March 21, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors