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Tony Danza teaches Julius Caesar to Philly students

By Claire
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September 1, 2010

Philly.com reports on Tony Danza’s upcoming reality show, “Teach,” in which the TV star spends  a year teaching tenth-grade students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.  The curriculum included a unit on Julius Caesar and a field trip to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The show is set to premiere on A&E...
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Kevin Kline and Stephen Colbert’s Shakespeare Showdown

By David
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July 28, 2010

Kevin Kline appeared on The Colbert Report on Tuesday to perform Shakespeare using only facial expressions and grunts.
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To Some Ears Unrecounted 4/30/10 (This Week in Performance Reviews)

By Joel
April 30, 2010
To Some Ears Unrecounted 4/30/10 (This Week in Performance Reviews)

Every Friday, the Shakespeare Standard will post a comprehensive list of performance reviews for the week.  Below you will find this week’s list, including review and theatre company links.  Enjoy! Tennant’s Hamlet is available for free to watch on pbs.com.  If anyone watches it and wants to write a review, please contact this editor...
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Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis to participate in live videoconferences

By Claire
April 28, 2010

HEC-TV Live!, the St. Louis-area program series featuring two-way interactive television for arts, culture, and higher education, will broadcast two free videoconferences with the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis. The first videoconference, “Shakespeare Outdoors: Hamlet,” will take place on May 17 from the outdoor performance space at Forest Park.  Program participants will be able to interact with director Bruce Longworth and...
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Hamlet starring Patrick Stewart premieres on PBS

By David
April 28, 2010

Tonight, PBS will air a modern-dress production of Hamlet starring Patrick Stewart and David Tennant.  The production started onstage at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2008 and was adapted for television by the BBC last year.  Now it will air as a part of PBS’s Great Performances series.  Check your local listings for the...
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Events: Shakespeare’s Birthday

By Claire
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April 14, 2010
Events: Shakespeare’s Birthday

In addition to the Folger Shakespeare Library lecture, the Shakespeare’s Globe, and the Actor’s Shakespeare Project events, here are some upcoming celebrations taking place in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23: In the United States –  The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virgina, offers a free birthday party to all ages as well as a reading of seven short...
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Fiennes’ Coriolanus

By Anna
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April 14, 2010

A fantastic Shakespearean acting company takes command in a contemporary film version of Coriolanus.  Check out this story to see still shots of the filming, a brief plot synopsis, and the skinny on the film which is slated to be released next year.
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Rough Magic: Celebrating 20 years of Bell Shakespeare

By Claire
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April 10, 2010
Rough Magic: Celebrating 20 years of Bell Shakespeare

Rough Magic – Celebrating 20 years of Bell Shakespeare will display at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Australia,  until July 2010.  The free exhibit features photographs, posters, designs, and costumes from Bell productions, along with compiled footage.  Rough Magic focuses on several highlight productions from the Bell Shakespeare repertoire, including Hamlet (1991), Coriolanus (1996), The Servant...
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Images from Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus film

By David
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April 9, 2010
Images from Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus film

The blog 30 Ninjas has published some compelling photos from Ralph Fiennes' upcoming modern-dress adaptation of Coriolanus.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo as Romeo?

By Jessica
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March 8, 2010

Mark Ruffalo says that he has supposedly been tempted to take a Hollywood hiatus and return to the stage on Broadway. The 42-year-old actor wants to play the male title character in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet before he becomes “too old.” For more information on Ruffalo’s future plans, visit Entertainment Daily’s article on the...
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