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All about Richard: Review of Bell Shakespeare’s Richard III

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 05.03.2017

When Richard, Duke of Gloucester is playing the part of a pious Christian who wishes to remain in prayer and shirk his kingly duties – all part of his scheming to nab the crown, of course – he persuades those onstage too well. Led by Buckingham, they begin to turn away.

A performance of publics and power in Measure for Measure

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 11.01.2017

It is the connectivity of the people who populate Cheek by Jowl and Pushkin Theatre’s production of Measure for Measure (directed by Declan Donnell

Following darkness like a dream: STC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 01.10.2016

In Puck’s penultimate speech of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he bridges the dancing frivolities of the Athenian and fairy courts with a dark vision of graveyards and hauntings:

Now the hungry lion roars,

Notes on Macbeth - Shakespeare's Globe, London

Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 08.09.2016

The production was not an entirely successful hybrid, in my opinion.

Penny Gay reviews The Taming of the Shrew

Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 24.06.2016

You can read Professor Emerita Penny Gay's review of Sport for Jove's recent The Taming of the Shrew production on

Sport for Jove's The Taming of the Shrew

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 23.05.2016

In Sport for Jove’s current production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (directed by Damien Ryan), we are immersed in the glamorous old world of the silent film era and its ‘wild west’ genre.

Shakespeare: 1616 to 2016

Written by Linzy Brady in Performances and Productions | 30.04.2016

As part of the celebrations on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Southbank of the Thames in London featured the ‘Complete Walk’ of Shakespeare’s plays.

A fresh Juliet amid old costumes - Bell Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 13.03.2016

Bell Shakespeare’s first play of 2016 is <

2016: the year of Shakespeare400

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 02.01.2016

2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and with it a host of performances, films, books, concerts, and other events to celebrate England's 'national poet'.

Review of Hamlet

Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 09.11.2015

Have you seen Bell Shakespeare's latest production of Hamlet?

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