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Professor Stanley Wells considers what the discovery of Richard III's skeleton in a Leicester car park might mean for Shakespeare performance
The Guardian (UK) 02/04/13
King Richard III lost his horse, his kingdom and his life, although not necessarily in that order. Skeletal remains recovered from underneath a parking lot in Leicester, England have been id…
King Richard III lost his horse, his kingdom, and his life, although not necessarily in that order. Skeletal remains recovered from underneath a parking lot in Leicester, England have been i…
Will the discovery of Richard III's remains change how this bloodthirsty monster is played on stage? Leading Shakespeareans reconsider the roleAntony SherRichard III for the RSC, 1984In…
The skeletal remains of Richard III, the infamous King of England and subject of the Shakespeare play of the same title, has been discovered by archeologists under a parking garage in Leices…
After 500 years, archaeologists in England have located and positively identified the skeletal remains of Richard III, the King of England famously dramatized by Shakespeare as a ruthless an…
Sticklers for Shakespearean accuracy and amateur historians everywhere can let out a collective breath. The skeleton of 15th century English royal Richard III has been found beneath a parkin…
LEICESTER, England 'Â He wore the English crown, but he ended up defeated, humiliated and reviled.
Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry stand at opposite ends of the acting spectrum. The former is a protean genius; the latter performs subtle variations on the Fry persona.
Mark Rylance excels as both the ruthless king and the lovestruck Olivia in these all-male Globe productions, Sarah Hemming writes
Apollo, London: Director Tim Carroll's sensitivity to Shakespeare's preoccupation with the theatricality of his work helps treat West End audiences to a beautifully nuanced, poigna…
Mark Rylance seems determined to make the Apollo "his" theatre in much
the same way as John Gielgud once colonised the Haymarket, or Robert
Morley the Savoy. He returns to the scene of his…
Something new is happening in the West End. Just up the road from Thriller and down a bit from Les Misérables a billboard the colour of weak tea (positively consumptive compared to the full…
Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry stand at opposite ends of the acting spectrum. The former is a protean genius who can lose himself unrecognisably in his roles. The latter performs subtle clever…
Apollo, London★★★★/★★★For those of us who favour good sightlines and acoustics, the transfer of these two productions from Shakespeare's Globe to th…
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Among this week's major London theatre
openings, in the West End and further afield, are the NT's co-production with Headlong, The Effect, Constellations starring Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spa…
To receive my college diploma, I am required to take three different theatrical production classes. I am in the midst of tackling my first one, and I have spent the past two weeks backstage…
Facing Page Productions, with permission from Barnes & Noble, presents No Fear Shakespeare's Richard III Oct. 20-Nov. 3 at the 4th Street Theatre.
“Now is the winter of our discontent.” This famous line uttered by the bloody king (and we all know what proceeds therein) in one of Shakespeare's great bloody tragedies Chesa…
Mark Rylance stars as Richard III and Olivia in Twelfth Night at the West End's Apollo Theatre, following a run at The Globe this past summer. The double bill will begin performances in …
There remains to this day a good bit of controversy regarding the character of Richard III, the historical figure. The Tudors who laid claim to the throne of England when Richard was killed …
Facing Page Productions, with permission from Barnes and Noble, will present No Fear Shakespeare's Richard III, October 10-November 3 at 4th Street Theatre. Shannon Fillion will direct.The …
Facing Page Productions, with permission from Barnes & Noble, will present No Fear Shakespeare's Richard III Oct. 20-Nov. 3 at the 4th Street Theatre.
