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Locating Shakespeare in the Twenty-first Century: a call for chapters
I am very pleased to announce that Dr Kelli R Marshall and I are collaborating on a Shakespeare publication together. This arises from our joint paper for the PCA National conference this year on the NT Lear Live event. The … Continue reading
NT Live: King Lear from The Donmar Warehouse, London
Draft paper for PCA conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2011 – in collaboration with Dr Kelli Marshall, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. See her updates : http://kellimarshall.net/unmuzzledthoughts/shakespeare/nt-live-notes/#comment-6373 ‘Live Theatre as Cinema’ The anticipation was palpable and akin to that felt in … Continue reading
KING LEAR LIVE An outline of the presentation and performance
NT Live: Donmar Warehouse, Convent Garden, London & Bath Little Cinema, Bath, UK 3rd February 2011 Audience anticipating a 19.00 start but the time dragged on Curtains opened and onscreen were scrolling images of the sponsor Aviva Insurance and … Continue reading
KING LEAR LIVE! (unless you are watching the recorded version)
The joint submission from myself and Dr Kelli Marshall for the PCA/ACA Shakespeare on Film and TV panel 2011. Please follow the link for the full proposal and original call for papers. Watch this space for updates, notes and commentary … Continue reading
A mature captain, corrupted by a young harridan: Macbeth on the BBC and PBS, directed by Rupert Goold.
Rupert Goold’s version of Shakespeare’s tragedy was filmed for broadcast in Britain and America in 2009/10, based upon the successful stage production first seen at the Chicester Festival, England, in 2007. Subsequently it moved to the Gielgud Theatre in London … Continue reading
