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How to Teach Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
How to Teach Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. BBC Animated Tales Romeo and Juliet. I love this soft Botticelli style which makes the connections with Tudor theatre being our renaissance art revolution. Watch the video here.
How to teach Macbeth. Create a Shakespeare play in a day.
This is a great cartoon version from the BBC Animated Tales with the wonderful Brian Cox and Zoe Wanamaker in the leads. Watch this video on Youtube We recommend this picture book versions of Macbeth by Andrew Mathews illustrated by … Continue reading
Curtain Theatre Excavation Prompts Shakespearean Walks And Talks
A trial excavation of The Curtain a few years ago. Photo by MOLA. Archaeologist will draw back the curtain on the remains of Shakespeare’s early play house where Romeo and Juliet were first performed. Read the article here. http://londonist.com/2016/03/shakespeare-events
Words, Words, Mere Words: Shakespeare Will Goes on Display
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This one is for the Shakespeare fanatic but still fascinating. It looks at the legal documents signed by the Bard. Read the article here http://londonist.com/2016/02/by-me-william-shakespeare-exhibition-review?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”blog-sidebar”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Shakespeare’s Late Plays – Recorded at the Globe’s Playhouse
Andrew Marr presents a special edition of Start the Week, celebrating the later life and works of William Shakespeare. Recorded at the Globe’s candle-lit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the actor Simon Russell Beale and Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole discuss the late … Continue reading
What Shakespeare can teach us about The Magna Carta and Historical drama
Driving home with my family from a theme park I suddenly swerved and shouted ‘Runnymede.’ I regained control of the car. My family asked perplexed what was up. ‘This is Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was signed’ I yelped. ‘The … Continue reading
Peter Brooks A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Have a listen to this amazing talk with Peter Brook about his groundbreaking production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. What it helps us understand is how the view of Shakespeare’s play as historically fixed entities has opened up, that we … Continue reading
