In a tiny village in the centre of York stands a 13-sided playhouse. We rush past stalls offering culinary delights, the pretty Elizabethan garden, and then the portaloos to the ‘groundlings’ entrance. […]
Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Reborn
Fact vs. Fiction: are historical dramas reshaping history?
In the midst of a battlefield drenched in blood, a king stumbles through his ranks, an arrow buried deep in his eye. Body parts are scattered across the grass. The stench of […]
Much Ado About Rapping
by Lauren Cole Bashy x Akala, Richard II – ‘Being So Great’, Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, SBTV. What if we could experience brand-spanking new Shakespearean-style verse on a daily basis? Well, it’s closer […]
Review: Amphibious, York Theatre Royal
Sienna Bahi As part of TakeOver Festival 2017 at York Theatre Royal, young artists put on an original production named Amphibious, a creative piece centred around six young interns all battling for […]
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Becca Challis Mexico, 1914. Not the typical setting for my favourite of Shakespeare’s comedies Much Ado About Nothing. However, as my eyes wandered over the set – a derelict train carriage with […]
