Birmingham Perspective How would Charles Dickens have felt about the Lockdown? "Dickens differentiates between the acts of writing and acting, defining both as pleasurable works of invention." Join the conversation
Posted 05 May 2021 Benjamin Zephaniah, Jess Philips, Mark Billingham and other famous faces support My Birmingham Story. To celebrate National Share a Story Month in May, the National Literacy Trust is launching My Birmingham Story, a campaign that invites people from Birmingham to share their experiences and memories of life in the city.
Posted 05 May 2021 John Kani, on his life, growing up in apartheid South Africa and his love of ShakespeareJohn Kani John Kani tells all in an in-depth interview with the Shakespeare Institute's Michael Dobson.
Posted 27 April 2021 John Kani, South Africa's leading classical actor, receives the Pragnell Prize 2021 Join Professor Michael Dobson as meets the South African actor John Kani to award him the 2021 Pragnell Prize.
Posted 22 April 2021 Sir Henry Irving: why he matters and why he came to Bournemouth Join Professor Michael Dobson online as he discusses this lastingly influential actor-manager.
From Fairy Queens in "Gauze and Spangles" to "Shakespeare in Black Velvet": Examining Changing Attitudes to Theatre Costume in the Long 19th Century c. 1789-1914 19May