Shakespeare Institute news The theatre business c.1600 - who got rich (and who didn't) at the Globe Description'Was the professional London theatre industry at the turn of the seventeenth century successful in maintaining the living of its participants?' asks doctoral researcher Meryl Faiers.Date:Thursday 9 July 2020 How can the works of Shakespeare help to improve the lives of disadvantaged social groups? DescriptionShakespeare Institute PhD student Rowan Mackenzie discusses her work in applied Shakespeare, particularly her own organisation Shakespeare Unbard.Date:Thursday 2 July 2020 Beyonce and Shakespeare - you can't go wrong DescriptionCharlie Bannocks (MA Shakespeare and Creativity) shares her love of A Midsummer Night's Dream - from her own experience of directing productions in Russia to puppets.Date:Thursday 25 June 2020 Bringing Shakespeare to life online DescriptionThis year the Shakespeare Institute has moved its annual Play Reading Marathon online. Dr Martin Wiggins discusses the benefits of going global.Date:Friday 19 June 2020 Keeping Shakespeare alive through puppets DescriptionAs part of her dissertation, MA Shakespeare and Creativity student, Charlotte Bannocks, has been working hard to make Shakespeare accessible to family audiences by creating three short films, using puppets.Date:Friday 19 June 2020 Learning from home DescriptionWithin the College of Arts and Law, staff and students have adapted to a new way of working, with teaching and studying taking place at home through a variety of virtual platforms.Date:Friday 19 June 2020 Quarantine Quartos IX: Visual stagecraft in Shakespeare's Hamlet DescriptionIs Hamlet a play that is as precise, sophisticated and challenging in its visual stagecraft as in its verbal design, requiring playgoers' eyes to be as engaged and critically reflective as their ears?Date:Wednesday 17 June 2020 Quarantine Quartos VIII: Shakespeare has gone to the dogs DescriptionTiffany Stern (the Shakespeare Institute) sets to find which Shakespeare text is most 'doggy' by examining six dog-filled plays, and featuring special guest appearances by Millie the puppy.Date:Thursday 11 June 2020 Displaying 1 to 8 of 329 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next