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August 30 2011
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We try to update the blog at least on a weekly basis, so have a look through the Shakespeare posts below and let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments section.
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Nudity in Shakespeare
| August 25 2011I read an article recently about a literature reading in Greenwich, New York, by a group going by the name of ‘Naked Girls Reading.’ The women come onstage in... more »
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Shakespeare is Alive and Kicking in Canada
| August 16 2011The 30th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is underway. It’s the longest-running theatre festival in North America and attracts an international audience. One of the major attractions this year... more »
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Bill Shakespeare, Bill Shatner and Patrick Stewart
| August 9 2011The official Star Trek Convention will take place this month in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a special event in that it’s the forty-fifth anniversary of the first episode of... more »
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Shakespeare and the Teenage Girl
| August 2 2011It’s always said that there’s something for everyone in Shakespeare’s plays. But if you are an American teenage girl you may have to be convinced of that. Juliet in... more »
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Shakespeare’s language is as physical as a punch in the face
| July 30 2011When I was at high school half a century ago my English teacher brought out a solemn vow from me that I would never open another Shakespeare play again.... more »
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What’s in a Name? The Shakespeare Brand in the World of Commerce
| July 22 2011There was a famous commercial on British television before the advertising of tobacco was banned in the UK media. The clip showed a decapitated Sir Francis Drake in gorgeous... more »
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Take Part in the BBC Shakespeare Contest!
| July 12 2011OK Shakespeare fans, here’s the latest Shakespeare news, hot off the press: The BBC are running a Shakespeare competition with some fantastic Shakespeare-related prizes. From the BBC: “Schools across... more »
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William Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth and all
| July 11 2011It’s interesting to reflect on how deeply and broadly Shakespeare infiltrates our culture. He is everywhere in history in some context or other (something we discussed in our Shakespeare... more »
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Shakespeare and St Mark
| June 28 2011Who was the most influential literary writer in our Western Culture? The mind springs immediately to Shakespeare. But there was a far more influential writer, who produced only one... more »