Macbeth on the Victorian Stage: the times they were a' changing
Review by Robert Whitehead. Continuing the ‘Shakespeare: Metamorphosis’ season this evening’s event took place in the wonderful Senate House library Read more...
Student reviews
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
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Shakespeare in London
Review by Ilaria Albani Every place has a past, but some places have more than a couple of fascinating stories to tell. In the heart of the City of London, near the glassy gigantic skyscrapers and the over-crowded station of Liverpool Street, there is the little church of St. Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. This church has witnessed the changes London underwent from the Middle Ages to the modern times and has always been connected to its literary life Read more...
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The Curtain and Crime: Rogues and Villains of Elizabethan Theatre Walk
Review by Stefanie Jirsak, PhD candidate in Management Research London is full of hidden gems. And MOLA does an extraordinary job in unveiling them. Their current project: the excavation of London’s second playhouse ‘The Curtain’ from Shakespeare’s times, which was first mentioned in a religious pamphlet in 1577. This particular guided walk focussed on The Curtain and Crime. Approximately 20 people gathered on a Saturday afternoon on Hewett Street, Shoreditch, next to what is currently the excavation site of the former playhouse. Read more...
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‘Playing the Curtain’ with Dr. Lucy Munro
Review by Gemma Miller, PhD Candidate, English, KCL Amid the plethora of events marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, it is easy to forget that 2016 is also a significant year in the history of the Curtain Theatre. Built in 1576, it was one of the first permanent theatres to be constructed just outside the City of London in the liberties of Halliwell/Holywell in Shoreditch, London, and staged a number of key early modern plays between the 1570s and 1624, when it closed. Read more...
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Dr Emma Smith’s Talk on the First Folio
Review by Yavanna Vanyari, MA Modern Foreign Language Education When the First Folio was published, Shakespeare was falling out of the limelight as younger writers took to creating and promoting their own theatrical forms. The Folio was published as a way to increase interest in Shakespeare’s work, but the publishers had no great expectations of profits. Rather, as Smith argues, they were on a sacred mission to help Shakespeare’s works become more famous. Read more...
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Shakespeare in 1916
Review by Pamela Jacobsen, Clinical Psychologist and NIHR Doctoral Fellow at IoPPN, KCL. Professor Gordon McMullan will reflect on the intersection of the Shakespeare Tercentenary and the First World War. Read more...
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World Book Night and Shakespeare’s Birthday at the British Library
Review by Toonika Guha, MA, Culture and Creative Industries, King’s College London. To celebrate the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, the British Library hosted a night of festivities with music, dance, recitations, a panel discussion, and even karaoke. Read more...
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Shakespeare at the National Theatre: The 21st Century
Nicholas Hytner, former Director of the National Theatre talks to Abigail Rokison-Woodall about his enormous contribution to the history of Shakespeare at the National Theatre. Read more...
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Keynote Lecture of 'Metamorphosis'
Review by Shweta A. Joshi The majestic Chancellor's Hall at the Senate House Library, London, received the honour of hosting the keynote lecture of 'Shakespeare: Metamorphosis', an exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of the legendary bard's death. Based on the 'Seven Stages of Man' soliloquy in the play 'As You Like It', the exhibition explores the evolution of Shakespeare's art until the present and projects the metamorphosis of his works in the future. Read more...
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From The Mad Wedding to Queen Lear: Remaking Shakespeare in Dutch, 1654–2015
Review by Andrew Home, MA in Philosophy It is surely the assumption of many that the works of Shakespeare received swift translation upon their success. Britain’s closest European neighbours must have heard some rumour of his success and clamoured for a translation into their native tongue. Read more...