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Underfunding access to Shakespeare ‘denying children their birthright’

Underfunding access to Shakespeare ‘denying children their birthright’

The Belfast Telegraph, 16 March 2016 The Royal Shakespeare Company’s artistic director said underfunding access to Shakespeare was “denying children their birthright”. Gregory Doran, who was appointed in 2012, described the impact of the RSC’s education programme and committed to prioritising it further as he delivered the annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture in the Bard’s 400th anniversary year. He said: “In […]

March 20, 2016 · 0 comments · Theaters
‘One audience member tried to punch an actor’: the battle to shake up Shakespeare

‘One audience member tried to punch an actor’: the battle to shake up Shakespeare

By Matt Trueman for The Guardian, 28 September 2015 Britain does Shakespeare brilliantly, but it mostly does Shakespeare a certain way. So much of our Shakespeare looks and sounds the same, with classical actors and perfect verse-speaking. House styles may differ but the starting point is the same: close textual analysis and a predetermined reading. That’s not to knock that approach. […]

October 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Theaters
Royal Shakespeare Company’s First Black Iago Ready For Debut

Royal Shakespeare Company’s First Black Iago Ready For Debut

The Voice, 7 May 2015 Game of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati will take on the revered role of Iago in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) production of Othello next month. It is the first time the company has cast a black actor in the role, which is usually interpreted as being a deeply malignant racist. But RSC’s artistic director Gregory Doran said stressed that […]

May 16, 2015 · 0 comments · Actors, Theaters