Girls Studies in Shakespeare
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 24.03.2015
Our last blog post explored female actors taking on some of Shakespeare's most well-known female roles. In keeping with this focus on Shakespeare and women, today's blog post looks at Shakespeare and 'girl studies'.
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.
Julius Caesar and rethinking the murder of Cinna the Poet
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 17.02.2015
The murder of Cinna the Poet in Julius Caesar is a contentious scene.
Over the course of the play’s production history, this scene (Act Three, scene three
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
Shakespeare and ecocritical pedagogy
Written by Claire Hansen in Pedagogy | 12.12.2014
The field of ecocriticism is – if you’ll excuse the pun – blossoming in Shakespeare studies.
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 Reloaded website officially launches
Written by Claire Hansen in Shakespeare | 08.11.2014
This week saw the official launch of the Shakespeare Reloaded website! For more information, check out the University of Sydney's media release.
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?