Celebrity studies, Shakespeare and Hamlet
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 06.08.2015
You may have heard about the current clamour for tickets to a Barbican production of Hamlet featuring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Performances and Productions
Performances and Productions
Globe On Screen's Titus Andronicus blends horror and humour
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 18.05.2015
Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus is not frequently performed, and has a famously controversial history with questions over its authorship and concerns with its violence.
International Women's Day
Written by Shakespeare Reloaded in Performances and Productions | 07.03.2015
Today is International Women's Day. In keeping with this, we've selected a few archive photographs of Shakespeare's most famous female characters.
International Shakespeare productions in 2015
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 29.01.2015
Our previous blog post looked at Shakespeare productions taking place in Australia in 2015.
Shakespeare in Australia: 2015 productions
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 12.01.2015
It's not a surprise to see Shakespeare (and some of his contemporaries) featuring in the line-up of several Australian theatre companies this year. So we've put together a list of some of the Shakespeare productions on offer for 2015.
Shakespeare outdoors: A Midsummer Night's Dream in Sydney
Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 26.12.2014
Sport for Jove, the excellent young theatre company that takes Shakespeare and other classics around outer Sydney, is currently offering A Midsummer Night's Dream at
Global/local Shakespeares?
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 21.11.2014
There are some intriguing new adaptations of Shakespeare coming out at the moment.
Shakespeare plays in Sydney: from Henry V to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 29.10.2014
Have you seen Bell Shakespeare's production of Henry V?
ABC documentary on 'The Tempest'
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 11.10.2014
ABC is showing a documentary on a production of The Tempest by Melbourne's St Kilda drop-in centre:
An Aboriginal King Lear
Written by Claire in Performances and Productions | 16.09.2014
You may already be familiar with Tom E. Lewis' portrayal of King Lear in the indigenous adaptation, The Shadow King.