Royal Shakespeare Company
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The Magician’s Elephant – The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Book: Nancy Harris Music: Marc Teitler Lyrics: Nancy Harris and Marc Teitler Writer: Kate DiCamillo Director: Sarah Tipple The Magician’s…
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BOOK REVIEW: In My Own Footsteps – A Memoir by Michael Pennington
Actor, director and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company, Michael Pennington has forged a career across five decades. With substantial…
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Othello – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Iqbal Khan ‘Men are men, the best sometimes forget’; Productions of Othello tend to focus primarily…
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Romeo and Juliet – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Playwright: William Shakespeare Director: Erica Whyman Performed in 2018, this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company takes Shakespeare’s tragedy and…
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Macbeth – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Polly Findlay Polly Findlay’s work often has a polarising effect, and while her Merchant of Venice…
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Measure for Measure – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gregory Doran Associate Director: Leigh Toney Shakespeare reset; this RSC production takes us to turn-of-the-century Vienna. The city’s morality has…
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The Wizard of Oz – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: L. Frank Baum Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Music and Lyrics: Harold Arlen and E.…
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#WeAreArrested – Arcola Theatre, London
Writers: Pippa Hill and Sophie Ivatts, based on the book by Can Dündar Director: Sophie Ivatts Reviewer: Scott Matthewman In…
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