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Since Great Performances rekindled its relationship with The Public Theater and its long-running Shakespeare in the Park summer festival series in the mid-2010s, the recording of the live show has been the endcap of the PBS series' TV season, arriving in early to mid-May. Those who couldn't
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It would be impossible to list out all the various adaptations of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, even if one were to stick to only those committed to film. Moreover, much like Pride & Prejudice, feature-length stories of the star-crossed lovers seem to function on a generational scale
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Long-time public television fans will probably have picked up by now that, no matter what happens in a given year, there is always one guaranteed Shakespeare production that airs on Great Performances in May as the TV season draws close. Most years, it comes via a broadcast of whatever show
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As William Shakespeare once proclaimed through Jaques in As You Like It: “All the world’s a stage…” In theory, yes. However, if you seek world-class productions of Bard’s great works, they are usually very location-specific. Unless you’ve got an inexhaustible income, seeing many of those plays in
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Historical novels about William Shakespeare aren't uncommon; however, Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 fictionalization of Shakespeare's real-life family tragedy, stood out as head and shoulders above the others in the genre from its initial release. Shakespeare and his wife only ever had one
Theater
It's not a secret that London has some of the best theater in the world. with over 200 venues across the city. (Around 40 of them are in its famous West End, for those who were curious.) With some of the biggest performers in the world regularly taking
Theater
Doctor Who fans may find themselves more motivated than usual to book a trip to London this Fall as a trio of Doctors (David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Ncuti Gatwa) take to the stage in different productions across the city's West End from October through the end of
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It was only a couple of days ago that we discussed how hard it is to determine which projects that come to the Cannes market will be made and which ones are just fantasy packages in search of a funder. Those that already exist as finished projects have a leg
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare died at 52 in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 1616 and was buried two days later. His career spanned merely 28 years (give or take), and of his writings, 19 plays had been published in various states of completion during his life. Considering that today, he is credited with having
William Shakespeare
The United Kingdom is a tiny island in the Northern Atlantic that once ruled a vast expanse of the globe. While today, that empire is a vestigial tail of what it once was, but its primary export still reflects that legacy: Culture. For centuries, the British way of life has
Actors and Actresses
Renowned British actor Roger Allam (b.1953), is an actor and musician of great talent. He initially rose to prominence in the US after originating the role of Javert in the original London Les Misérables, after rising through the ranks at the Royal Shakespeare Theater and the National Theater. We
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Great Performances celebrates 50 years on PBS in 2023, and as part of the anthology series' 50th anniversary, it's leading off with another anniversary special -- Shakespeare in the Park's Richard III. The Joseph Papp-conceived free-for-all production celebrated 60 years since opening its signature arena