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Following the loss of England’s French territories, Henry VI is plagued by power struggles, insubordination and threats to his monarchy. Part of a trilogy of plays, Emma Smiths asks whether it’s still...
Like generations of theatre-goers, this lecture concentrates on the (large) figure of Sir John Falstaff and investigates his role in Henry IV part 1. Lecture 11 in the Approaching Shakespeare series.
To escape his controlling siblilng, a Shakespeare fan with Down Syndrome leaves Australia to have an adventure in Tokyo and prove that he can live independently.
A podcast lecture series focusing on a single play by Shakespeare, and employing a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about it. Rather than providing overarching...
A detailed examination of the nature of this Shakespearean tragedy given its rare feature of having two central characters.
The 2017 series of Shakespeare lectures concludes with an exploration of one of the Bard’s early comedies.
At the heart of King John is the death of his rival Arthur: this fifteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at the ways history and legitimacy are complicated in this plotline.
Stage recording edited together from various performances from the original run. Created for online delivery in response to the theatre’s closure due to the Covid-19 crisis. A modern-dress production with...
Recording of an illustrated lecture by Kathryn Smith in which she explores how some of Shakespeare’s works have been adapted for opera. Some the works discussed include adaptations of Macbeth (Verdi,...
The fourth in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform,...
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