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1. 'Shakespeare in the Park': A Look at the Bard's Best On-Stage Performances This article takes a look at some of the best Shakespearean performances that have graced the stage in the last few decades. It features clips and images from some of the most acclaimed performances of the bard's work, including Kenneth Branagh's 1989 production of Hamlet, Sir Ian McKellen's performance in Richard III, and Mark Rylance's performance in Twelfth Night. The article also discusses some of the ways that Shakespeare's works have been adapted to fit modern audiences. 2. 'Romeo and Juliet': Exploring the Classic Love Story This article offers an in-depth exploration of Shakespeare's most famous love story. It examines the various themes and motifs in the play, such as love, fate, and mortality, and how these have been interpreted by different directors and actors over the years. It also provides a look at how the story has been adapted for film and television, and how the play has been used as a source of inspiration for modern works. 3. 'Shakespeare's Globe Theatre': A Look at the Iconic Venue This article takes a look at
Family legacy has long captivated our imagination, whether in the form of domestic thrillers like The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell; classic stage plays like Shakespeare’s Hamlet; sweeping historical epics like Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex; or intimate personal narratives like Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. From hidden betrayals to whispered curses, the deeper one delves into
Paperback version Illustrated version I was contacted recently by 'Stargazer' which is a pseudonym for the author of Tome of Stars, a story of tragic romance told through 100 interconnected sonnets. 'Stargazer' tells me it explores love and loss, belief and apostasy, trauma, madness, reason, myth, and memory, written in classic Shakespearean form, but with a…
With the Edinburgh Fringe set to kick off at the beginning of August, over the course of the next few days, I will be featuring various shows which I'm either planning to attend or which have caught my eye. Most of these have a literary theme! The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is one of the biggest…
Put Out the Light is the third in Guy Hale's Shakespeare Murders series. The first was The Croaking Raven which I reviewed here and the second was All Our Yesterdays which I missed somehow! Now, if you know your Shakespeare you will recognise those titles as quotes from Shakespeare plays and part of the fun…
Hamnet is an imagined scenario for what happened to Shakespeare’s youngest son, Hamnet, and how Shakespeare, his wife, and Hamnet’s twin sister Judith coped in their different ways. From the historical record, we don’t know much about Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway (called Agnes by her father and in the book) except that their first…
Today I'm reviewing - Thorn and Petal Stick: UnScripted Shakespeare What is a thorn and petal stick? Well, it's a rose by any other name of course! Unscripted Shakespeare takes a suggestion from the audience and runs with it, improvising a play in the style of Shakespeare. In this case, the play we saw improvised…