Category: theatre
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The “Painted Room”, Oxford
Oxford opens 16th century “Painted Room” to the public to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday To celebrate William Shakespeare’s 449th birthday, visitors to Oxford are being allowed a sneak peek into the room where the Bard stayed when travelling between London and Stratford-upon-Avon. A former tavern in the centre of Oxford will open its “Painted Room” for […]
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Shakespeare snippets
From: Shakespeare’s Restless World [more videos with link] Battle Gear of Henry V
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Newport ship – ten years on
Secrets of life on Newport’s medieval ship revealed In the summer of 2002, thousands flocked to the banks of the River Usk in Newport (Casnewydd), to see a piece of history. In the middle of a building site, the mud had been cleared to reveal the 500-year-old remains of a trading ship. Built in 1447, […]
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“The world’s my oyster”
Fancy oysters with your Shakespeare? Today’s theatre audiences tend to sustain themselves by craftily tucking into goodies during the performance or quaffing pre-ordered drinks at the bar during the interval. But archaeologists have found that the British habit of snacking while watching the latest play began hundreds of years ago – although back then the […]
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Finding Shakespeare
Is this the real Shakespeare at last? A PORTRAIT owned for nearly 300 years by a family will tomorrow be claimed as the only known picture of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime. No other image, executed at first hand, is thought to exist of Britain’s greatest writer. The claim will be supported by the […]
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War Horse
This weekend we went to see the National Theatre’s staging of War Horse, a play adapted from the children’s book by Michael Morpurgo. The horses were life-sized, three-man operated puppets and were extraordinarily lifelike in form and portrayal, displaying all the qualities of the real animals. It was very moving and remarkable performance. Pictures Variety […]
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WWI : Forgotten Voices
Theatre: Forgotten Voices Adapted and Directed by Malcolm McKay Based on the book Forgotten Voices of the Great War by Max Arthur Forgotten Voices, a world premiere adaptation of Max Arthur’s bestselling and acclaimed book, is based on the oral testimonies of veterans of the First World War taken from the Sound Archive of the […]
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