By Simon Farquhar for The Independent, 8 June 2015 The fatherly, urbane Richard Johnson was well-equipped for a career as one of the leading lights of the RSC, of which he was a founder member. With a voice that could command as easily as it could charm, lounge-lizard good looks and a sturdy physicality, his 70-year career also included spells as a […]
By Preston Witts for the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 8 June 2015 MOVES are under way to create a new charitable organisation to run the parade and street flag installations for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon. The idea is contained in a report being presented at tomorrow (Tuesday) night’s meeting of Stratford Town Council’s finance and scrutiny committee. The report by […]
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 […]
A £5.25m project to excavate Shakespeare’s living quarters for the first time has started. Work began on Wednesday to remove the top soil at the back of Shakespeare’s last home in New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon – an area that has never previously been examined.
By the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust We’re celebrating Shakespeare Week with family activities at each of the Shakespeare family homes! 16-22 March 2015 Shakespeare Week is the annual celebration of Shakespeare for millions of primary school children and their families. To celebrate Shakespeare Week, we’re hosting a very special Midsummer Night’s Dream puppet show and we need your help to create the characters and props!
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