The visions that appear in Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 03.04.2017
In her opening remarks prefacing the screening of her theatrical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, director Julie Taymor spoke of a new kind of digital experience – the magic of theatre captured on f
All about Richard: Review of Bell Shakespeare’s Richard III
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 05.03.2017
When Richard, Duke of Gloucester is playing the part of a pious Christian who wishes to remain in prayer and shirk his kingly duties – all part of his scheming to nab the crown, of course – he persuades those onstage too well. Led by Buckingham, they begin to turn away.
Book Review: Shakespeare's Acts of Will by Gary Watt (Bloomsbury, 2016)
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 30.01.2017
Gary Watt, Shakespeare’s Acts of Will: Law, Testament and Properties of Performance, London: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2016.
A performance of publics and power in Measure for Measure
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 11.01.2017
It is the connectivity of the people who populate Cheek by Jowl and Pushkin Theatre’s production of Measure for Measure (directed by Declan Donnell
Following darkness like a dream: STC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 01.10.2016
In Puck’s penultimate speech of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he bridges the dancing frivolities of the Athenian and fairy courts with a dark vision of graveyards and hauntings:
Now the hungry lion roars,
Notes on Macbeth - Shakespeare's Globe, London
Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 08.09.2016
The production was not an entirely successful hybrid, in my opinion.
Silver Sounds and Moody Food Conference: Theatre Music and Musicians 1575 – 1642 City of York, United Kingdom
Written by Kathryn Parker in Conference | 14.08.2016
Today's guest blogger is Kathryn Parker.
Review of Shakeserendipity
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 11.07.2016
We are grateful to Crinkling News for reviewing Shakespeare Reloaded's online game, Shakeserendipity.
Penny Gay reviews The Taming of the Shrew
Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 24.06.2016
You can read Professor Emerita Penny Gay's review of Sport for Jove's recent The Taming of the Shrew production on
Sport for Jove's The Taming of the Shrew
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 23.05.2016
In Sport for Jove’s current production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (directed by Damien Ryan), we are immersed in the glamorous old world of the silent film era and its ‘wild west’ genre.