Shakespeare
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In the following article, Sir Ian McKellen talks specifically about his 1930s version of Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. No mention is made of the real Richard, oh, and the horse for his kingdom has become a jeep! There are various reasons why I will not be watching this, but tell me, how can it really be Shakespeare’s…
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Mike Ingram is a battlefield historian and the author of the excellent non-fiction book, Battle Story: Bosworth 1485. Soon Mike will be leading a new tour, Richard Duke of Gloucester, the Lord of the North, alongside Bob Savage from the Royal Armouries. This promises to be a fantastic tour for both Ricardians and members of…
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Much of Jonathan Swift’s seminal ‘Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts, by Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships’, or Gulliver’s Travels as it is more popularly known, is metaphor and allegory. Swift had lived through the troubles of James II’s dalliances with Catholicism, the…
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http://www.theatermania.com/chicago-theater/reviews/richard-iii-gift-theatre_76313.html I have one serious issue with this review by Catey Sullivan of Chicago, and that is the last line: “While Richard III may have been an awful king, the Gift Theatre’s production of Richard III is something wondrous.” I doubt if Ms Sullivan knows anything about Richard III the man, only the Shakespeare fiction,…
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Oh, dear…oh, dear…. What a shame, I didn’t find out about it until too late. Hm. Some quite horrible ideas in this. Another three steps backward, I fear…. http://www2.le.ac.uk/…/college-rewrites-shakespeares-richar… or Tinyurl http://tinyurl.com/hw26ory
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It seems (to me) that Richard III is practically the only Shakespeare play that can be guaranteed to be the aim of every theatre production company. Here’s another one, with the added interest of an invitation to seek the chance of joining in. Please note that it is not Stratford-upon-Avon, but one in the US, and there has…
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Concert by The Legendary Ten Seconds, in York House, Stony Stratford February 20th 2016
“Tudor” propaganda, Ambion Hill, Anne Neville, Anthony Woodville, Battle of Bosworth, Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, music, Richard III, Richard III reburial, Richard III Society, Richard of Warwick, Sandra heath wilson, Shakespeare, Sir John Say, Stony Stratford, The Legendary Ten Seconds, White Surrey
Having enjoyed the three CD albums of songs about Richard III by The Legendary Ten Seconds (which can be bought here), I was very keen to attend when I heard there was to be a live concert by the group, who comprise Ian Churchward on lead vocals and acoustic guitar (and writer of almost all…
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We all know the famous performances/interpretations of Shakespeare’s brilliant but almost totally untrue work on Richard III, but here’s another ‘Richard’ that often slips the memory. Vincent Price is known for his horror roles, especially Poe, but is not so famous for his Richard. I am prepared to be corrected, and to be told that his is the…
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3298555/You-DON-T-need-degree-enjoy-Shakespeare-says-furious-Antony-Sher.html
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