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2 days ago · William Shakespeare (c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").
4 days ago · This 7-minute video takes the viewer inside the Globe Theatre as well as to the neighborhood where Shakespeare was born and went to school, describing how 16th and 17th Century Elizabethan society was in a period of transformation, which was reflected in Shakespeare's works.
2 days ago · Prague Shakespeare Company 2024 Fall/Winter Season Auditions The Prague Shakespeare Company (www.pragueshakespeare.org) will be holding open call auditions for the 2024 PSC Fall/Winter season from 10am-2pm (10:00-14:00) on Wednesday 11 September, 2024 at Divadlo na Pradle located at Besední 487, 118 00 Malá Strana, Prague 1, Czech Republic.
5 days ago · Join us in a close read of one of Shakespeare's most remarkable plays, Troilus & Cressida. AI describes this play: Unlike Shakespeare’s more straightforward tragedies or comedies, this play defies easy categorization, often labeled as a problem play or a dark comedy.
3 days ago · Shakespeare’s gripping tale of youthful ambition and adventure. Following his groundbreaking production of Richard III, Artistic Director Edward Hall opens the fall season with Henry V. From the evocative opening line, “O for a Muse of Fire,” the play includes some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches and stirring poetry.
2 days ago · A real service to the republic of letters.” —Scott Newstok, Professor of English, Director of the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment, Rhodes College, and author of How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education.
2 days ago · Despite its landlocked location, there were brief periods in the Middle Ages during which Bohemia had access to the Baltic and Adriatic seacoasts—which no doubt was on William Shakespeare’s mind when he set much of his play The Winter’s Tale there.
