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?
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:
Shakespeare Reloaded preview launch at ANZSA Conference
Written by Claire Hansen in Shakespeare | 04.10.2014
Some of the Shakespeare Reloaded team headed up to the University of Southern Queensland this week for the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association Biennial Conference.
New evidence about Shakespeare's life
Written by Claire Hansen in Shakespeare | 25.09.2014
According to new research by academic Martha Carlin, Shakespeare and some theatre colleagues went to the pub.
That might not surprise you, but direct contemporary references to William Shakespeare are relatively hard to come by, and finding a new one is very intriguing.
Graham Holderness speaks on his new book, 'Tales from Shakespeare: Creative Collisions'
Written by Claire Hansen in Shakespeare | 24.09.2014