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  1. Noticeboard: January

     

    The Oxford Shakespeare series is now complete following the publication of Richard II and marks a unique achievement for General Editor Stanley Wells, the great Shakespearean scholar, who has become the only person to have overseen the editing of every Shakespeare play within their lifetime. The series offers new and authoritative editions of Shakespeare’s plays […]

  2. Pass it on: January

     

    Here’s one for everyone to share! As the newspaper industry suffers the multiple threats from the internet, falling advertising and sales, a new resource from the British Library demonstrates why we need to ensure they survive. The British Newspaper Archive website, brought to all by the British Library and online publisher brightsolid will offer access […]

  3. Review: Anonymous

     

    Reviewer JULIA PIRIE went to see what all the fuss surrounding Anonymous was about...

  4. Review: Wuthering Heights

    Review: Wuthering Heights  

    Julia Pirie enjoyed a preview of Wuthering Heights at the Broadway cinema, Nottingham that included a Q & A session with the director, Andrea Arnold…

  5. A work of influence

    A work of influence  

    The power and influence of Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland spreads far and wide. The classic novel continues to inspire film-makers and now an exhibition at Tate Liverpool explores how visual artists have used the work as a starting point. ALISS LANGRIDGE and JO BALDWIN went to find out more….

  6. The spirit of Dickens

    The spirit of Dickens  

    A new exhibition in the British Library explores Charles Dickens’s interest and fascination with the supernatural. LESLEY FINLAY takes a look….

  7. Take a masterclass

    Take a masterclass  

    Laura Harvey loves her job as an animateur for the Rambert Dance Company. Here she tells LESLEY FINLAY about her work…

  8. The face fits…

    The face fits…  

    Young people are being given the chance to become part of a Guinness World Records art installation thanks to an ` project run by the Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts. LESLEY FINLAY found out more…

  9. Keith Gaines: Who guards the guardians?

     

    Keith Gaines gives his view on exam boards, pensions and Govey - the Education Prefect!

  10. The Big Interview: David Shepherd

    The Big Interview: David Shepherd  

    It is unusual for an artist to achieve success in his lifetime but David Shepherd is one of those who buck the trend. A new exhibition celebrates the varied works of this much-loved painter. Here LESLEY FINLAY finds out more about the man’s extraordinary life…