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The play by Alfred Jarry. Pere Ubu is an oafish, barely ranking civil servant persuaded by his shrewish wife to kill the King of Poland and usurp the throne. Ubu is unfit to rule anything, so his eventual...
Podcast hosted by Barry Edelstein that explores Shakespeare outside of the theatre. In this edition he looks at the rivalry between Irish-English actor Charles Macready and American actor Edwin Forrest and...
Humorous video in which Ned O’Connor analyses two teen movies adapted from Shakespeare by the writers Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (from The Taming of the Shrew) and SHE’S...
Fiction short. "A son, lost in the world and pining for truth, looks for answers to life’s biggest questions from his dead father. This is a modern and intimate take on Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, ‘To...
On a ship amidst ferocious ocean waves, a crew member asserts that there are three categories of people: the living, the dead and those who are lost at sea. Inspired by Shakespeare’s "Pericles, Prince of...
British government-sponsored cinemagazine made for export to English-speaking countries. Tom Stoppard (smoking) is interviewed by Ian Morrison about British theatre, and talks briefly about his new play...
French television version of the play by Alfred Jarry. Pere Ubu is an oafish, barely ranking civil servant persuaded by his shrewish wife to kill the King of Poland and usurp the throne. Ubu is unfit to...
Barbara Bogaev interviews Ruth Goodman about her new book, ‘How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts’.
Radio broadcast. Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend and legacy of William Shakespearcareer as well as the reception of his...
BBC radio series. Six commissioned lectures on Shakespeare and his meaning in the modern world. In episode 2 director Michael Bogdanov calls for the resuscitation of Shakespeare suffocated by centuries of...
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