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Why didn't Hamlet become king?

Posted on: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Feed: The Guardian Category: Media

Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

How was it that King Hamlet's brother, Claudius, succeeded him to the throne when he died and not his son, Prince Hamlet?

In Shakespeare's time, the Danish monarch was elected by their Thing or parliament (it lasted about 500 years, finishing in 1660). In practice, the crown...

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Shakespeare in London, dodging taxes and multiculturalism

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: The Shakespeare Blog Category: Blogs

It may no longer be the Year of Shakespeare but there’s no shortage of events and exhibitions on offer quite apart from performances of his plays. Coming soon, at the London Metropolitan Archives, is a free exhibition focusing on Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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New Victory Season to Include 'Measure for Measure' and Marley-Inspired Musical

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: New York Times Category: Media

The theater’s 2013-14 offerings will include 15 productions from seven countries.

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Richard Wagner: The 200th birthday of a Shakespearian composer

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: Blogging Shakespeare Category: Blogs

Today, 22 May 2013, we celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the most iconic, controversial, and astonishingly original artists of all times: Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The eminent British musicologist Deryck Cooke declared that Wagner’s epic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is the most ambitious work of art ever produced [...]

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Making a Scene: Forest Moss and a Giant Stump

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Podcasts Category: Podcasts

Sandy and the team are working steadily to complete the sets and props for the outdoor Elizabethan shows. In this 12th installment, she describes the sculpting, draping and painting process to build a giant stump.

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The New Podcast Feeds

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: American Shakespeare Center Podcast Category: Podcasts

As promised, here are the new links for all future installments of the ASC Podcast series. Simply subscribe to one of these, and you'll be set up to receive all of our forthcoming material.

RSS feed
iTunes feed

We are still working on transferring the archived materials over to the new blogs. Once we have done so, each year will have its own Masterlist post, so you will be able to easily access...

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“New Elizabethans 1953-2013: Nation, Culture, and Modern Identity” Conference Next Month

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Feed: Cardiff Shakespeare Category: Blogs

13-15 June 2013 Institute of English Studies, Senate House, University of London Conference organiser: Dr Irene Morra (Cardiff University) Coinciding with the 60-year anniversary of the Coronation, this conference will explore the ways in which the ideal of a new (or second) Elizabethan age has been variously defined, promoted, and challenged in Britain and the […]

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My Interview with "Hamlet Supercut" Creator Geoff Klock

Posted on: Monday, 20 May 2013
Feed: Shakespeare Geek Category: Blogs

Last week a good part of the Shakespeare fan universe was knocked on its collective Bottoms (see what I did there :)?) by the discovery of what's best called a Hamlet Supercut - a 15 minute retelling of Hamlet made up entirely of 200+ movie and television references. If you've not yet seen it, you're in for a treat. Warning, there's a bit of NSFW dialogue so you might want to grab the...

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Tom Hiddleston to play Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse

Posted on: Monday, 20 May 2013
Feed: The Guardian Category: Media

Star of War Horse and Thor movies will play opposite Mark Gatiss in Shakespeare tragedy, which he calls 'play for our time'

The film star Tom Hiddleston, whose recent hits include War Horse, The Avengers, Midnight in Paris and the two Thor movies, will return to one of the smallest stages in London's West End, the Donmar Warehouse, to play the title role in Shakespeare's blood-soaked tragedy...

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Peter Brook: from enfant terrible to grand old man of the theatre

Posted on: Monday, 20 May 2013
Feed: The Shakespeare Blog Category: Blogs

Nobody has been more influential in the world of the theatre in the last 70 years than Peter Brook. And at the age of 88, he’s still involved, setting out his ideas about why theatre is so important. Shakespeare has … Continue reading →

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Why didn't Hamlet become king?

How was it that King Hamlet's brother, Claudius, succeeded him to the throne when he died and not his son, Prince Hamlet?

Shakespeare in London, dodging taxes and multiculturalism

New Victory Season to Include 'Measure for Measure' and Marley-Inspired Musical

Richard Wagner: The 200th birthday of a Shakespearian composer

Making a Scene: Forest Moss and a Giant Stump

The New Podcast Feeds

“New Elizabethans 1953-2013: Nation, Culture, and Modern Identity” Conference Next Month

My Interview with "Hamlet Supercut" Creator Geoff Klock

Tom Hiddleston to play Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse

Peter Brook: from enfant terrible to grand old man of the theatre

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