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Timon of Athens exhibit at the National Theatre
If you’re in London this August and want to learn a little more about the process of adapting Shakespeare for the stage, the National Theatre on London’s Southbank have a free exhibition about the making of their current production of William … Continue reading
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Join the Campaign: Digitising the Bodleian’s copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Get involved with the Bodleian Library’s Sprint for Shakespeare Campaign, dedicated to generating the support and funds necessary for the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford to safely digitise their copy of the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio. While you … Continue reading
Why Shakespeare was Shakespeare
Since the release of the film Anonymous in 2011, the odds have increased dramatically of being cornered in a pub and informed that the works of Shakespeare were actually written by the Earl of Oxford (or Sir Francis Bacon, or … Continue reading
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Tagged authorship, literary mystery, Marlowe, playwright, Renaissance Theatre, Shakespeare, Shakespeare news
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Shakespearian Excavation in London
The remains of early modern theatre The Curtain are being excavated in Shoreditch, London. Read the article on the discovery in The Guardian here. To learn more about early modern playhouses, including The Curtain, check out our brief outline here.
Breaking News in Shakespearian Scholarship
In today’s Times Literary Supplement, Laurie Maguire and Emma Smith released their article ‘Many Hands: A New Shakespeare Collaboration?’, which makes a case for Middleton’s co-authorship with Shakespeare of All’s Well that Ends Well. Read the full article here.
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