Shakespeare

  1. A day in the life: Dr Nick Walton

    A day in the life: Dr Nick Walton  

    Dr. Nick Walton is the Courses Development Manager of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and is one of our leading scholars of Shakespeare. Here he describes a typical day in his non-typical life…

  2. Director’s notes

     

    ROBERT ICKE, Headlong theatre company’s associate director, took a break in rehearsals to talk to Lesley Finlay about his approach to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Here he gives a revealing insight to the director’s art...

  3. Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream  

    ELENA MOZZATO enjoyed a wonderful night watching Filter's latest triumph...

  4. Review: Anonymous

     

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

  5. Theatre: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    Theatre: The Two Gentlemen of Verona  

    Student Francesca Godfrey enjoyed a refreshing, innovative production of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Northampton's Royal and Derngate Theatre...

  6. Theatre: Pocket Comedy

    Theatre: Pocket Comedy  

    Propeller land another hit with their latest Pocket production. Lesley Finlay enjoyed the company's scaled down Comedy of Errors...

  7. Ship ahoy! Pericles has docked

    Ship ahoy! Pericles has docked  

    There are few days left to take your seats on board the good ship Pericles at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre ...

  8. Bringing theatre out into the open

     

    Everywhere you look there is a production of open-air theatre. LESLEY FINLAY shares a personal favourite...

  9. Henry VI part 1

    Henry VI part 1  

    The Rose Bankside proved a brilliant venue for Shakespeare's Henry VI part 1 as LESLEY FINLAY found out...

  10. Keith Gaines: The dangerous target for boys

    Keith Gaines: The dangerous target for boys  

    Our Keith tackles the not-so tricky subject of why boys do not read...