By Abhi Subedi for The Kathmandu Post, 27 December 2015 When I visited Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford upon Avon for the fourth time one rainy day this November, I observed a few interesting things. The ambience of the place was relatively calm and devoid of any fanfare to commemorate his 400th anniversary in comparison to my previous visit to the place in […]
By Tim Masters for BBC News, 27 December 2015 A look at some of the highlights of what theatres around the UK have to offer in 2016. Two names are set to dominate the theatre landscape over the coming months: William Shakespeare and Harry Potter. A wealth of productions marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death will be taking […]
By Lucy Lynch for the Coventry Telegraph, 26 December 2015 William Shakespeare’s schoolroom will open to the public next year as one of the highlights of the 400th anniversary of his death. Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Church Street, Stratford, is due to open to the public daily from April, the month of his death in 1616. He died aged 52 from an […]
By Aashna Narang for desimartini.com, 26 December 2015 To mark the 400th anniversary of playwright Shakespeare’s death, Film London and Cinestaan Film Company have collaborated for an India-UK project, The Hungry. The production houses will be co-producing the film together, through Microwave International: Shakespeare India, forming a part of William Shakespeare on screen. Film London has chosen actor, director and writer Sir Kenneth […]
By Chris Green for the Independent, 25 December 2015 They have long been acknowledged as the national bards of England and Scotland, their mastery of language ensuring that their legacies are still celebrated centuries after their deaths. Now William Shakespeare and Robert Burns are going head to head at last in what is believed to be the first-ever academic conference to […]
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