National Theatre
Othello: Iago and Othello
Adrian Lester (Othello) and Rory Kinnear (Iago) talk about the characters, the relationship between them, their relative position in the social and military hierarchy of the play and the motivations for their actions.
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'If it scares you, then you have to do it:' Martha Henry takes on The Tempest
Martha Henry and Stratford Festival head Antoni Cimolino on putting the celebrated, veteran actor onstage as Prospero in The Tempest.
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New production of Twelfth Night to open in Shakespeare's birthplace
"Everyone gets scared of Shakespeare," says Adrian "Ade" Edmondson – one of the stars of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) production of "Twelfth Night," currently playing in the playwright's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, in...
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New app brings you closer Shakespeare
As Britain marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, a group of actors including Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi have come together to try and help the audience better understand his work. They’re doing this through the...
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Shakespeare in Ten Acts: a portrait of the Bard’s life and works
Shakespeare in Ten Acts is an exhibition about the performances that made the Bard into the icon that we know today. It looks at ten key performances of his works, from the first showing of Hamlet at the Globe Theatre around 1600 to a...
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Sir Ian McKellen takes to a bus for “Shakespeare on Film”
Sir Ian McKellen is set for a new role. The British actor who has tackled Shakespeare’s works on stage and screen is to be a bus tour guide for the forthcoming festival, ““Shakespeare on Film”“:http://www.bfi.org.uk/shakespeare-film-0....
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Hamlet in the refugee camp
Globe Theatre's touring production will perform Hamlet for migrants in Calais
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Shakespeare’s Globe Iftar is a reminder of forgotten England-Islamic relationship
Shakespeare’s Globe Iftar is a reminder of forgotten England-Islamic relationship
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Flashback Feels: 26 Years Since Baz Luhrmann’s 'Romeo + Juliet'
Flashback Feels: 26 Years Since Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet”
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Mother suing school board for inaction over racist bullying
An Ontario mother is taking the Simcoe school board to court for not doing enough to address the racism and bullying she says her daughter has faced.
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Denzel Washington on working with Joel Coen, Frances McDormand in the Tragedy of Macbeth
Denzel Washington talks to CBC q host Tom Power about the challenges of taking on the role of Macbeth and working with Joel Coen and Frances McDormand. Plus, reflections on the death of his friend and mentor Sidney Poitier, including a...
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UK: Shakespeare's birthplace hit hard by lockdown
Stratford-upon-Avon's loss of tourism has angered many whose livelihood depends on it.
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Celebrate singing, dancing and entertainment at Curtain Call in Stamford
In this week's Road Trip Close to Home, News 12 photojournalist Lori Golias takes us to Curtain Call.
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Medieval Norfolk Theatre Uncovered Shakespeare's Dressing Room Door
Credit: Tim FitzHigham Archaeological work at St George’s Guildhall, the UK’s oldest working theatre, has revealed a 600-year-old doorway which may once have led to William Shakespeare’s dressing room. Tim FitzHigham explains the...
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The Globe stays silent as arts venues £1.57 billion support package announced
Stock footage of Shakespeare's Globe theatre amidst the coronavirus pandemic as the Government announce a £1.57 billion support package to “protect” the future of Britain’s museums, galleries and theatres. The Government said: “Repayable...
The Recount
Brian Cox Dives Into His Most Iconic Roles
While Brian Cox is best known for playing the billionaire media mogul Logan Roy on the hit HBO show, Succession, he has had a long and distinguished career on stage, film, and television. In this segment from Hell & High Water with John...
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night gets Bollywood makeover
London, UK. 20 August 2004
1. Performance clip - 'Twelfth Night '
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Beresford - On setting the play in India:
"Because it's a world where music is everywhere and it's a world where cruelty is everywhere as...
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SOUTH AFRICA: SHAKESPEARE & CANNABIS
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Scientists in South Africa announced on Thursday morning they have found traces of cannabis in 17th Century clay pipes discovered at the site of William Shakespeare's residence in Straford-upon-Avon in England.
Dr Francis...
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Stratford-on-Avon council challenges Tier 3 status
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is challenging the Government's decision to put the area into Tier 3 after the national lockdown restrictions ended. The authority sent a Judicial Review pre-action protocol letter to Health Secretary...
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ONLY ON AP Early set of Bard's folios for sale
William Shakespeare died 400 years ago, but his stock has never been higher. To coincide with the anniversary of the Bard's death, auction house Christie's is selling copies of the first four editions of his plays - a collection the...
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VOICED : Polish prisoners take on Shakespeare
VOICED : Polish prisoners take on Shakespeare
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CLEAN : The Marais, the quays... the Paris of Jim Morrison
He occupies a small, tucked-away corner of a Paris cemetery, but many thousands still seek it out: half a century since his death, Jim Morrison remains a fabled presence in the City of Light (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Royal Shakespeare Company preview their new production, 'Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad'
A new unique take on the classic Shakespeare story "Romeo and Juliet" is set to wow spectators at Stratford-upon-Avon's Swan Theatre.
This new version transports the story from Verona to modern day Baghdad. It's aptly titled - "Romeo and...
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CLEAN : New plaque marks where Shakespeare lived in the City of London
CLEAN : New plaque marks where Shakespeare lived in the City of London