Thursday, April 26, 2018

"Et tu, UNW?": Julius Caesar at the University of Northwestern

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Julius Caesar . Dir. Dan McLaughlin. University of Northwestern Theatre. St. Paul. 26 April—5 March 2018. We all remember the triumph of t...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Book Note: The People's Bard

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Pellegrini, Nancy. The People's Bard: How China Made Shakespeare its Own . New York: Penguin, 2017. I have time for just a quick few w...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Tempest

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The Tempest . Dir. Gregory Doran. Perf. Alison Arnopp, Simon Russell Beale, and Jonathan Broadbent. 2017. DVD. Royal Shakespeare Company, 20...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Shakespeare in The Royals?

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“Stand and Unfold Yourself.” By Mark Schwahn. Perf. William Moseley, Alexandra Park, and Merritt Patterson. Dir. Mark Schwahn. The Royals . ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Orson Welles' Macbeth: Accents in 1948 and 1950 Compared

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Macbeth . Dir. Orson Welles. Perf. Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barner, and Alan Napier. 1950. Blu-ray...
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Monday, April 16, 2018

Orson Welles' 1950 Version of Macbeth

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Macbeth . Dir. Orson Welles. Perf. Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barner, and Alan Napier. 1950. Blu-ray...
Friday, April 13, 2018

King Lear with Puppets

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King Lear . Dir. Conrad Bishop. Perf.  Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller . Produced by The Independent Eye.  Premiered at the  Eye Studio, ...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

More Shakespeare . . . Lost . . . in . . . Space!

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"Island in the Sky." By Norman Lessing and Shimon Wincelberg. Perf. Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Mark Goddard. Dir. Anton L...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Shakespeare Contributions to Flight of the Conchords

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"Wingmen." By James Bobin and Jemaine Clement. Perf. Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie.  Dir. Troy Miller. Flight of the Conchords...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Book Note: Vulgar the Viking and a Midsummer Night's Scream

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Redbeard, Odin. Vulgar the Viking and a Midsummer Night's Scream . London: Nosy Crow, 2013. The punny title Midsummer Night's Scre...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Book Note: The Hamlet Paradigm

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Nishiyama, Gemma. The Hamlet Paradigm . N.p.: Noveletta Imprint Custom Book Publications, 2016. I've got to stop getting my hopes up o...
Friday, April 6, 2018

Oh'phelia: A Silent Burlesque Hamlet from 1919

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Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque . Dir. Anson Dyer. Hepworth Picture Plays. 1919. BFI National Archive. YouTube. The Lumineers. "Oph...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Bob Jones on Shakespeare

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Shakespeare and Shylock: Fifty Years of Classical Acting (An Interview with Dr. Bob Jones) . Perf. Bob Jones and Dale Savidge. 1988. DVD. BJ...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

An Aery of Children, Little Eyases in The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream

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The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream . Dir. Christine Edzard. Perf. Jamie Peachey, John Heyfron, and Danny Bishop. 2001. DVD. Sand...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

A Musical Version of Midsummer Night's Dream for / 4 Kids / Kidz

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Shakespeare 4 Kidz: A Midsummer Night's Dream . Dir. Julian Chenery. Perf. Rachel Battersby, Graham Davies, and Richard Gauntlett. 2002....