Performance News containing stories about the World Shakespeare Festival, worldwide openings, and other Shakespeare stories of interest.
Read further anon →On bended knee, your humble columnist bids you welcome to Oberon’s Orb once again. On this fine Monday in the spring-time (“the only pretty ring-time”, as per As You Like It), I shall regale you with news, news and more news.
Excellent Folly
Didn’t the figure of the court jester always seem weird to [...]
Welcome back to Speak the Speech. By the end of this week’s column, you may feel like the only Shakespeare being done anywhere is Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Twelfth Night.
The countdown to the World Shakespeare Festival in London begins! 18 days and counting. One company headed to the World [...]
Read further anon →Hello All and welcome to another edition of O What Learning Is. The place for learning what is going on in the worlds of Shakespeare and Education. So what have we got this week for you? Well, we have a retelling of Julius Caesar, through the eyes of Cinna, Shakespeare movie marathons and a whole [...]
Read further anon →Happy New Year! 2012 is a big year for Shakespeare, and we hope you’ll join us at The Shakespeare Standard as we navigate it all.
Shakespeare and American Football
For those of you who are celebrating American Football bowl season and have always wanted to marry your passion for Shakespeare [...]
Read further anon →The Royal Shakespeare Company is planning a kid-friendly King Lear that will be recorded for a DVD that will be distributed to every public school in New York in 2013.
Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company debuted a tropical-themed Much Ado About Nothing.
Boston’s new Psych Drama Company is presenting its [...]
Read further anon →This week in education, The Public Theater offers free post-show discussions with admission to Titus Andronicus, actor Kevin Spacey gives back to students and actors, and BAFTA/LA uses Shakespeare to reach out to inner-city youth.
Read further anon →This week, we examine Shakespeare’s place in the classroom, his works’ value in education, his altered introduction to young students, digital offerings, and ESL learnings.
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