In order to create an archive of the Shakespeare 400 activities that took place across all the partner organisations in 2016, a team of students at King's College London, from various disciplines and levels of study, reviewed as many of the events as possible.
Below are all of the reviews. Use the search box to find reviews
of a particular event.
Review by Jamie Weisz, MA Early Modern History. Aside from his work, arguably the most discussed aspect of Shakespeare’s legacy has been his will. We can learn a lot about people and the past through wills. What possessions did someone have? Who was the most important people in a persons life? Read more...
Review by Gemma Miller, PhD Candidate, English. Director Tyrone Guthrie once remarked that ‘Hamlet is always going on somewhere’. However, performing at Elsinore, at the play’s political, emotional and dramatic heart, must rank amongst the most exciting and career-defining moments for any actor. Read more...
Review by Eleonora Sammartino, PhD candidate, Film Studies. It could be argued that parody is the sincerest form of flattery. Certainly, the well-established tradition of burlesques was a sign of the popularity and success of Shakespeare in the 19th century just as much as “bardolatry”. Read more...
Review by Jamie Weisz, MA Early Modern Studies. Although Shakespeare died four hundred years ago, he lives on to this day through the countless adaptations of his original plays. But what of the man himself? What aspects of his life changed, and what impact did those events have on his work? Read more...
Review by Abby Draycott. The esteemed Sir Brian Vickers led an evening at Senate House dedicated to exploring Shakespeare’s sonnets, ensuring an erudite and illuminating occasion. Joined by renowned actors Edward Fox, Joanna David and Dominic West, each with firm Shakespearean roots, Read more...
Review by Shehrazade Zafar-Arif, MA Shakespeare Studies. One can read King Lear countless times and pick out a new central, driving theme each time. The theme Michael Kantor picked was land. It was prevalent in the sand that covered the stage of the Barbican, imported from Australia, where the production originates. Read more...
Review by Margot Cadic, BA European Studies. Lucie Skeaping, presenter at BBC Radio Three's Early Music Show, co-author of Singing Simpkin and Other Bawdy Jigs, and director of The City Waites, performed with a troop of fellow actors and musicians two short 17th century musical comedies Read more...
Review by Eleonora Sammartino, PhD candidate, Film Studies. The walk through the deserted halls of an after hours Senate House Library, offering a glimpse of the “Shakespeare: Metamorphosis” exhibition, and the sound of a summer thunderstorm brewing in the background Read more...
Review by Robert Whitehead. Continuing the ‘Shakespeare: Metamorphosis’ season this evening’s event took place in the wonderful Senate House library Read more...
Review by Ruth Beddow. I watched Christopher Wheeldon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s most curious play from a poor seat in the upper slips at the Royal Opera House, and it was still mesmerising. Read more...
