Oliver Balch, The Guardian May 1, 2014 Literature is full of references to food. Think of Chilean writer and politician Pablo Neruda’s Ode to Onion, Alice in Wonderland’s tea party, or Miss Haversham’s wedding feast in Dickens’ Great Expectations. So, hungry for inspiration, chefs and artists are now delving into library shelves in search of novel ways to feed our foodie-fanatic appetites. […]
Edmund Lee, South China Morning Post April 30, 2014 David Greig is backpedalling. The celebrated Scottish playwright has been credited for writing a dramatic sequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth in everything from the promotional materials to the press reviews of Dunsinane. But when he’s reminded of this audacious feat, Grieg can’t help but state his side of the story. “It’s not really a sequel,” […]
Ranvir Shah, The Hindu April 19, 2014 Almost every language theatre group in India has made Shakespeare its own. There is a full moon in the night sky. In the small pavilion of granite, a human statue has come to life and a celebrating chorus of happiness surrounds us. A young boy accompanied by a stray dog walks down the […]
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 […]
Hu Bei, Global Times April 14, 2014 In act one of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the titular Scottish general hurries back to his castle to tell his wife that the king, Duncan, will soon visit their castle. Lady Macbeth asks, “and when goes hence?” To whichMacbeth replies, “Tomorrow, as he purposes.” The late Chinese translator, Fang Ping (1921-2008), pondered for a great time over how best […]
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