Shakespeare theatre company articles
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Many Players, Many Parts at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Gala
In the elevator to the upstairs cocktail hour, a retired general meets a Supreme Court Justice. Make that an actor who has played a Supreme Court Justice. Before dinner, a […]
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What to see and do this weekend: From a music superstar's mammoth new album to a Bridgerton hunk on stage in Shakespeare, the Mail's critics pick the very best of music, theatre, film and comedy
Awesome new albums, great gigs, spectacular stage performances, a host of fantastic films and cracking comedy shows - they are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of music, theatre and film.
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Who Is Shakespeare For?
“What do we do with Shakespeare?” “Who is Shakespeare for?” “What would it look like to reject Shakespeare?” These were questions I put at the center of the Pop Culture Shakespeare class I taught in the summer of 2020, and which I’ll return to this fall. Four hundred and sixty years after the Bard’s birth (nearly to the day, we like to imagine), people have answered these questions many times over. But working with my students taught me that one powerful way to understand Shakespeare today is as...