MAY – OCTOBER 2015
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Photo credit: Anne-Marie Bickerton Quote: Shakespeare from Richard II and Henry V
Shakespeare INSPIRED Join us for this summer’s series of Globe Education Events celebrating works that inspired Shakespeare as well as works and people that have, in turn, been inspired by him.
Contents: Shakespeare inspired talks
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READ NOT DEAD: The John Ford Experiment
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Rarely Played Seminars
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Read Not Dead: Back By Popular Demand
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the John ford experiment: A Study Day
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the lady’s trial: Edward’s Boys
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Exploring Original Pronunciation
Research in Action
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Setting the Scene
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Talking Theatre
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Study Days
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Adult Summer Course
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John Wolfson’s Annual Perspective
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Shakespeare Untold
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Calendar of Events
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Das Brudermord: The Puppet Hamlet in English 15
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Shakespeare inspired talks kill shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE, OTHELLO AND ISLAM
Anthony Del Col (Co-Creator) Thursday 21 May
Professor Jerry Brotton (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr Tom Cornford (University of York) Thursday 9 July
The co-creator of this acclaimed action-adventure comic book series discusses appropriating Shakespeare’s work and how it translates into the graphic novel form.
WHAT DOES ‘BASED ON’ MEAN? SHAKESPEARE AND THE IDEA OF A SOURCE Professor David Scott Kastan (Yale University) Wednesday 3 June Inspired by centuries of scholarly research into Shakespeare’s narrative and dramatic sources, this talk explores source texts for Shakespeare’s works, musing on how his plays were enlivened by and indebted to them.
the SAM WANAMAKER FELLOWSHIP LECTURE: JOHN FORD AND FEMININE VIRTUE Professor Sir Brian Vickers (University of London) Thursday 11 June This lecture explores Ford’s creation of dramatic situations that reveal feminine virtue under pressure, including defining the values for which women are prepared to suffer and, ultimately, celebrating their courage.
SHAKESPEARE’S FAVOURITE PLAY Professor Laurie Maguire (University of Oxford) and Dr Emma Smith (University of Oxford) Thursday 18 June This lecture examines the play Shakespeare could not forget – Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage – and the way it resurfaces throughout his canon, finding its most overt adaptation in The Tempest.
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The evening begins with a dramatised reading of Cinthio’s short story – the source for Othello – directed by Tom Cornford and, after an interval, continues with Jerry Brotton’s re-reading of Othello in light of Anglo-Islamic encounters and Elizabethan interest in Muslim characters and settings.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM HENRY V Richard Olivier Thursday 1 October Richard spent a year researching the eternal myth of leadership with Mark Rylance prior to rehearsing Henry V for the Opening Season. His company, Olivier Mythodrama, has been taking this and other myths into training rooms and international boardrooms ever since. Richard will explore Henry V from this mythic point of view, outlining the essential ingredients of inspiration.
SHAKESPEARE IN 1606 Professor James Shapiro (Columbia University) Friday 2 October James Shapiro, author of the prizewinning book about a crucial Elizabethan year, 1599, discusses a no less vital Jacobean year, 1606, when Shakespeare finished King Lear and wrote Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. Time 7.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £15 (£12 FoSG/Student) #ShakespeareInspiredTalks
Photo credit: Anne-Marie Bickerton Quote: Shakespeare from Troilus and Cressida; John Ford from The Broken Heart
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Read not dead: the john ford experiment Ford is one of the most underrated playwrights of the early 17th century. He was deeply influenced by Shakespeare and almost obsessed by Othello. This year, Shakespeare’s Globe presents productions and staged readings of all of John Ford’s solo-authored works; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover his plays in performance. The Ford Experiment began at Gray’s Inn with Love’s Sacrifice on 15 February. It continues with a performance-with-scripts of four more Ford plays in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse prior to a full production of The Lady’s Trial presented by the Edward’s Boys.
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The Read Not Dead ground-rules are simple. Actors are given the play on a Sunday morning and present it, script in hand, to an audience at 4.00pm. What follows is a shared spirit of adventure and excitement for actors and audiences alike who sense that they might be uncovering a neglected gem. The season has received invaluable and generous support from Prof Sir Brian Vickers (Editor in Chief) and all the editors of Ford’s plays for the forthcoming Oxford Edition of The Complete Works of John Ford.
Photo credit: Anne-Marie Bickerton
The Queen, or the excellency of her sex by John Ford (published 1653) Sunday 17 May Published anonymously before later attribution to Ford, The Queen follows Alphonso, the leader of a failed rebellion against the Queen of Aragon, as he is condemned and sentenced to death. The Queen herself intercedes and learns that his hostility stems from a deep-rooted misogyny; but the Queen, having fallen in love with the rebel at first sight, pardons and marries him. As she and her court struggle to persuade the new King from his bitter resentment of the fairer sex, Alphonso himself must contend with his evolving feelings for his wife.
The Lover’s melancholy by John Ford (published 1629) Sunday 7 June
THE CHRONICLE HISTORY OF PERKIN WARBECK, A STRANGE TRUTH by John Ford (published 1634) Sunday 28 June Set in England in the aftermath of The Wars of the Roses, Perkin Warbeck was first performed by Queen Henrietta’s Men at The Cockpit playhouse in Drury Lane. Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, rules a country exhausted by civil strife. His position is challenged by the mysterious Perkin Warbeck, who claims he is really Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. Perkin sets out to claim the throne, backed by James IV of Scotland and a group of Irish followers. Ford’s exceptional history play challenges the Tudor myth, pitting the calculating Henry against the compassionate but ultimately ineffectual Warbeck.
Originally performed at the Globe and Blackfriars – written for The King’s Men and once attributed to Shakespeare – The Lover’s Melancholy is a romantic tragicomedy rotating around themes of forbidden desire, sexual disguise and mistaken identity. The melancholic lover of the title is Prince Palador, whose betrothed, Eroclea, has fled in male disguise. The ruler of Cyprus – Palador’s father – has threatened her virtue, betraying his son and his son’s intended. In this drama of separation and struggle, can the lover’s melancholy be cured?
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The Fancies Chaste and Noble by John Ford (published 1638) Sunday 6 September A drama of gossip, rumour and sexual double standards. When Castamela joins an establishment for young women run by the Marquis of Siena, her brother, Livio, is appalled by stories of prostitution, lesbianism and sexual extravagance taking place there. Despite a revelation that the marquis is impotent, Livio is convinced the marquis is running a harem. He extracts his sister and attempts to marry her to the poor but respectable Romanello, only to discover that Castamela’s reputation has preceded her. First performed by Queen Henrietta’s Men in 1635 – 6.
Read Not Dead: Back by Popular Demand Sunday 4 October Join us to help choose which play we will stage to conclude our second Read Not Dead season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (see further details opposite). Time 4.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £15 (£12 FoSG/Student) #ReadNotDead
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rarely played seminars These popular seminars provide engaging and stimulating introductions to the plays in the Read Not Dead series. Time 1.00pm – 3.00pm Venue Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £5 #ReadNotDead #RarelyPlayed
Back by popular demand Back By Popular Demand Voting Event Thursday 28 May Over 200 plays written between 1567 and 1642 have been staged in the Read Not Dead series since the reading of Amends for Ladies launched the project in 1995. One of those plays will be revived as the final staged reading in Globe Education’s second season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. You have a chance to decide which one.
Time 7.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £10 (£5 FoSG/Student) #ReadNotDead
Four directors will team up with four scholars and present their arguments for reviving one of four plays. Actors will stage a selection of chosen scenes and vie for your vote. The winning play will then be performed as our final Read Not Dead of the season. In this election year, come and cast your vote at the hustings before joining us for the performance of the chosen play on Sunday 4 October in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
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Photo credit: Peter Le May
A DAY WITH FORD
The lady’s trial
The John ford experiment: a study day
Edward’s boys
Saturday 26 September Leading Ford scholars and theatre practitioners will share their perspectives on Ford’s plays and reputation, his genius and his plays’ theatricality. Why have some of his plays remained in the repertory and others not? How did the indoor playhouse and its audience influence his plays and how playable are his plays today? The Edward’s Boys will present a full production of The Lady’s Trial following the Study Day and again on Sunday 27 September. Time 12.00 noon – 6.00pm Venue Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £30 (£25 FoSG/Student) * Tickets must be purchased separately for the performance #FordStudyDay
by John Ford
(From King Edward VI School, Stratford-Upon-Avon) Directed by Perry Mills The Edward’s Boys have received academic and critical acclaim for their work which is regarded as, ‘the most sustained attempt to re-imagine what we think boy companies could achieve.’ The company’s performance of John Lyly’s Galatea in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2014 received a standing ovation. This year the Edward’s Boys return to Bankside with a full production of John Ford’s The Lady’s Trial. This is the final play in the 2015 series dedicated to the Ford Experiment and serves as a further reminder of Ford’s obsession with Shakespeare’s plays in general and Othello in particular. Time 7.00pm – Saturday 26 September 6.00pm – Sunday 27 September Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £30 £20 (Restricted View) £10 (Standing) #EdwardsBoysPlays
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EXPLORING ORIGINAL PRONUNCIATION Original pronunciation: past, present, future Professor David Crystal OBE and Ben Crystal Thursday 16 July In this performance lecture, Professor David Crystal, accompanied by Ben Crystal’s Shakespeare Ensemble, will explore what French, Irish, Scots and Welsh versions of Original Pronunciation (OP) might have sounded like, and how the King and commoner might have been separated if there were no ‘posh’ and ‘plebeian’ accents to choose from. In 2004 David Crystal was Master of Pronunciation at the Globe and helped reconstruct the accent of Shakespeare’s day so that the Globe Theatre company could present an acclaimed production of Romeo and Juliet in OP. It was the first time the accent had been heard on a London stage for 400 years. Ben Crystal, curator of the British Library’s CD of Original Pronunciation, is the foremost developer of OP practice since the Globe’s first experiments a decade ago. Time 7.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £12 (£10 FoSG/Student)
#OriginalPronunciation
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READ not dead: henry v Staged reading of Henry V in Original Pronunciation Sunday 26 July Henry V will get its contemporary world premiere in OP in a staged reading by Ben Crystal’s Shakespeare Ensemble, in this the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt. This is the second exploration of Original Pronunciation in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse following last year’s popular Macbeth. Time 4.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £22 (£15 FoSG/Student) £10 standing
#OriginalPronunciation
Photo credit: Anne-Marie Bickerton Quote: Shakespeare from Sonnet 21 and Henry VIII
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Das brudermord: THE puppet Hamlet in english Presented by The Hidden Room Theatre, Austin, Texas An extraordinary historical, comical, tragical puppet Hamlet in English. In 1710, a mysterious, hilariously slapstick German Hamlet was found in the archives of a German monastery. The Hidden Room Theatre has worked with Oxford University’s Tiffany Stern to re-create this historic eccentric event as it may have originally been performed: a puppet show. The marionette show, suitable for scholars and children alike, employs on-stage narrators who perform all the voices, the music and all sound effects for the show. The 18th century German version includes additional comic characters and scenes but the show will be performed in English.
‘A rare gem of an experience.’ Austin Chronicle ‘ Brisk, energetic, and remarkably funny.’ BroadwayWorld.com * Winner* Best Production of a Comedy, Best Ensemble, and Best Director B. Iden Payne Awards The 4.00pm performance will begin with a short introduction to the play and the production by Beth Burns, artistic director of The Hidden Room Theatre. The 7.00pm performance will begin with a short introduction to the German original and the production by Professor Tiffany Stern (University College, Oxford). Time 4.00pm & 7.00pm – Sunday 31 May Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £17.50 (£12.50 FoSG/Student) (£10 tickets for children under 16 for the 4.00pm performance)
#PuppetHamlet
Photo credit: Kimberley Mead
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RESEARCH IN ACTION Research in Action workshops give you the chance to be part of Globe Education’s exploration into the indoor theatre practice of 17th century London. The sessions mix theatre workshop and scholarship in an engaging investigation of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse’s theatrical capacities. Using extracts from well-known and less-familiar plays, Globe actors and leading academics will test the dramatic and technical potential of our indoor space. Expect discoveries – and expect to be asked for feedback! Dates Thursday 7 May Thursday 4 June Thursday 2 July Thursday 6 August Time 6.00pm – 8.30pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £12 (£7 FoSG/Student) #ResearchInAction
Photo credit: Anne-Marie Bickerton Quote: Shakespeare from Sonnet 78 and Othello
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Photo credit: Gary Carlton Quote: Shakespeare from Sonnet 100, Richard lll and Cymbeline
SETTING THE SCENE Inspiring introductory talks about the plays in the season given by leading Shakespeare scholars and supported by Globe actors. This summer’s talks will make reference to the sources that inspired and influenced Shakespeare.
Time 6.00pm – 7.00pm Venue Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £8 (£6 FoSG/Student) #SettingtheScene
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 May
Dr Farah Karim-Cooper Professor Tony Howard Dr Eric Langley Dr Eric Langley
Shakespeare’s Globe University of Warwick University College London University College London
Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones Professor Andrew Hadfield
University of Oxford University of Sussex
Professor Tom Healy Professor Michael Cordner Dr Charlotte Scott Professor Tom Healy
University of Sussex University of York Goldsmiths, University of London University of Sussex
Dr Hester Lees-Jefferies Dr Gillian Woods Dr Bridget Escolme
University of Cambridge Birkbeck, University of London Queen Mary, University of London
Dr Andy Kesson Dr Andy Kesson Dr Sarah Dustagheer
University of Roehampton University of Roehampton University of Kent
KING JOHN 9 June 23 June
MEASURE FOR MEASURE 30 June 4 August 8 September 22 September
RICHARD II 21 July 29 September 6 October
As You Like It 11 August 18 August 1 September
* Please note we cannot guarantee that any specific cast or creative team member will be present at Setting the Scene.
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TALKING THEATRE
Saturday STUDY DAYS
Theatre company members share their experiences of this season’s plays in the Globe and answer your questions in these chaired Q&As.*
A day of workshops, seminars and lively discussion exploring the season’s plays, led by Globe Theatre artists and leading Shakespeare scholars.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
This season’s contributors include: Professor Janet Clare (University of Hull), Professor Matthew Dimmock (University of Sussex), Dr Derek Dunne (University of Fribourg), Dr Beatrice Groves (University of Oxford), Professor Andrew Hadfield (University of Sussex), Professor Graham Holderness (University of Hertfordshire), Professor Tony Howard (University of Warwick), Dr Una McIlvenna (Queen Mary, University of London), Professor Lois Potter (University of Delaware), Dr P.A Skantze (University of Roehampton), Dr Emma Smith (University of Oxford), Dr Will Tosh (Shakespeare’s Globe) and Emeritus Professor Ann Thompson (King’s College London).
15 July 5 August
The Merchant of Venice
RICHARD II
Saturday 2 May
18 July 30 September 7 October
King John
6 May 6 June
AS YOU LIKE IT 23 May 4 July
KING JOHN 10 June 24 June
Time c.15 minutes after the matinee performance Venue Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £5 (£4 FoSG/Student) #TalkingTheatre
* Please note we cannot guarantee that any specific cast or creative team member will be present at Talking Theatre.
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Saturday 6 June
Measure for Measure Saturday 4 July
As You Like It Saturday 18 July
Richard II Saturday 25 July Time 10.00am – 5.30pm Venue Sackler Studios, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £55 (£45 FoSG/Student) #StudyDays
Adult Summer Course SHAKESPEARE AND COMEDY: A WEEK WITH SHAKESPEARE AT THE GLOBE Course Director: Dr. Sarah Lewis (King’s College, London)
Scholars and theatre practitioners will provide insights into Shakespeare’s comedies on the page and the stage as part of a new one week Globe course created for adults. This course will focus on Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Measure for Measure. Shakespeare scholars will place the comedies in context, referring to the sources that inspired and influenced the plays whilst also exploring Shakespeare’s experiments with verse and prose. Theatre practitioners will share their experience of playing comedy in the crowded playground that is the Globe. Time Sunday 9 August: Welcome and Introductory Session 4.00pm – 6.00pm Monday 10 August – Friday 14 August: Course Days 2.00pm – 6.00pm Venue Sackler Studios, Shakespeare's Globe Tickets £210 (£190 FoSG/Student) #AdultSummerCourse
* Please note the course fee does not include theatre tickets and the course is suitable for adults only. Photo credit: Alex Harvey Brown
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JOHN WOLFSON’S ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE Making sense of King John: Shakespeare’s least performed play.
Thursday 25 June This year, John Wolfson discusses the problems that King John offers directors and audiences and poses the question: Had Shakespeare provided the information which is clearly missing in the play, would King John have proved more popular on the stage? John Wolfson is Honorary Curator of Rare Books for Shakespeare’s Globe. He is a playwright and author of William Shakespeare and the Short Story Collections. He owns a remarkable library of early modern plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries which he has generously agreed to bequeath to the Globe. He has given an annual talk for Shakespeare’s Globe since 1997. John Wolfson’s talk will be illustrated by two Globe actors. Time 6.00pm Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Tickets £10 (£5 FoSG/Student) #JohnWolfson
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Photo credit: Simon Kane
Shakespeare Untold The convict, the doctor and the banker… Lurking in the background of all great stories are people you may not have noticed. This doesn’t mean that they didn’t have important parts to play. These exciting new adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays have been created for family audiences. The interactive solo performances will be presented on selected Saturdays throughout the season. Date, Time and Venue To be confirmed – please see our website for full details Tickets £15 (1 Child & 1 Adult) Additional tickets £8 each Suitable for children 6+ #ShakespeareUntold
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE When Antonio needs cash he makes an unusual deal. But the cost of borrowing has never been so high! Be prepared for a cautionary tale that makes us question what it is that we truly value.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Four young lovers run off into the woods, straight into the middle of a magical argument. This is Shakespeare’s glittering, chaotic and mischief-filled comedy, as you have never heard it before.
OTHELLO Othello is a most famous war hero. But for all his hard work, there are many that have a problem with the colour of his skin. Timeless in its relevance, Othello reveals the consequences of prejudice, ambition and jealousy. Shakespeare Untold performances will run on selected Saturdays during the summer season.
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Photo credit: John Wildgoose Quote: Shakespeare from Othello, King Lear and Sonnet 100
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE SUMMER SCHOOLS
MA IN SHAKESPEARE STUDIES
One and two week courses for aspiring actors and literature students. A unique opportunity to work with professional actors, directors, theatre experts and Shakespearean scholars.
This unique collaboration between Shakespeare’s Globe and King’s College London offers unprecedented access to the learning laboratories of both the Globe Theatre and the new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Shakespeare’s Globe Summer School 27 July – 7 August 2015
Young Actors’ Summer School 3 – 7 August 2015 & 17 – 21 August 2015
Young Academics’ Summer School 17 – 21 August 2015
‘An incredible experience which I will never forget! I’ve learnt so much in a week about acting, life and myself.’ Bethan Pitts, England
World leading Shakespeare experts from both institutions provide students with an incredible opportunity to discover Shakespeare in the heart of modern London. The course includes modules on Early Modern Playhouse Practice and Staging Shakespeare in Early Modern Playhouses taught through weekly seminars and twilight sessions. In the two Globe Education modules, the Globe Theatre and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse are used as primary learning tools which provide students with the opportunity to investigate the material fabric and social meaning of early modern theatres. For further information:
For full details and to download a brochure:
shakespearesglobe.com/ma
shakespearesglobe.com/summerschool
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CALENDAR of events 2015 MAY
JUNE 3
Shakespeare Inspired Talk Professor David Kastan
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Research in Action
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Study Day King John
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Talking Theatre The Merchant of Venice
Setting the Scene The Merchant of Venice
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Read Not Dead/Rarely Played The Lover’s Melancholy
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Read Not Dead/Rarely Played The Queen
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Setting the Scene King John
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Setting the Scene The Merchant of Venice
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Talking Theatre King John
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Shakespeare Inspired Talk Kill Shakespeare
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The Sam Wanamaker Fellowship Lecture Sir Brian Vickers
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Talking Theatre As You Like It
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Setting the Scene The Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare Inspired Talk Professor Laurie Maguire & Dr Emma Smith
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Read Not Dead Back By Popular Demand Voting Event
Setting the Scene King John
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Das Brudermord: The Puppet Hamlet in English
Talking Theatre King John
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Annual Perspective John Wolfson
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Read Not Dead/Rarely Played Perkin Warbeck
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Setting the Scene Measure for Measure
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Study Day The Merchant of Venice
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Setting the Scene The Merchant of Venice
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Talking Theatre The Merchant of Venice
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Research in Action
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JULY
SEPTEMBER
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Research in Action
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Study Day Measure for Measure
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Talking Theatre As You Like It
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Shakespeare Inspired Talk Professor Jerry Brotton and Dr Tom Cornford
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Talking Theatre Measure for Measure
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Exploring Original Pronunciation
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Study Day As You Like It
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Talking Theatre Richard II
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Setting the Scene Richard II
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Study Day Richard II
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Read Not Dead Henry V in Original Pronunciation
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Setting the Scene As You Like It
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Read Not Dead/Rarely Played The Fancies Chaste and Noble
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Setting the Scene Measure for Measure
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Setting the Scene Measure for Measure
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The John Ford Experiment: A Study Day
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The Lady’s Trial Edward’s Boys
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The Lady’s Trial Edward’s Boys
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Setting the Scene Richard II
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Talking Theatre Richard II
OCTOBER 1
Shakespeare Inspired Talk Richard Olivier
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Shakespeare Inspired Talk Professor James Shapiro
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Rarely Played/Read Not Dead Back By Popular Demand
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Setting the Scene Richard II
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Talking Theatre Richard II
AUGUST 4
Setting the Scene Measure for Measure
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Talking Theatre Measure for Measure
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Research in Action
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Adult Summer Course
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Setting the Scene As You Like It
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