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 […]
Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe March 21, 2014 One morning Colin Thurmond had a revelation. It included Joey Fatone as a spectral Duke Orsino, Jordan Knight doing the New Kids dance in an ancient region of the western Balkans after a shipwreck, and Justin Timberlake in yellow stockings. Thurmond, who is working on his doctorate in classical guitar at the […]
Hannah Furness, The Telegraph March 17, 2014 Shakespeare is “one hundred times” more relevant today than the Bible, the theatre director Sir Trevor Nunn has said. Sir Trevor, who aims to put on every Shakespeare play in his lifetime, said the Bard had “more wisdom and insight about our lives” than any religious tract. Speaking of the influence of Shakespeare […]
Interviewed by Steve Rowland Kyu Choi a producer of Asia Now from Korea. With Yohangza Theater Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe. Part of The Globe to Globe International Shakespeare Festival. Kyu Choi started his professional carrier as a festival manager with a focus on international programming and artist development. He founded AsiaNow productions in 2005 in order […]
Interviewed by Steve Rowland Rick Boynton, creative producer of Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe. Part of The Globe to Globe International Shakespeare Festival. Rick Boynton focuses on current and future artistic planning and production, as well as the development of all new plays, musicals and adaptations for CST. Recent projects include: A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol, Cadre (co-director) […]
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