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Gregory Doran and Antony Sher: A Remembrance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.07.2012

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It was exciting to read that Gregory Doran will become the new Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Greg is a wonderful director whose insightful productions have graced the stages of the Kennedy Center during my tenure.

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'Romeo And Juliet,' Iraq Style

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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LONDON -- In a new staging of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," a Baghdad theater director has transformed the Montagues and Capulets into religious r...

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There's A New Chief In Shakespeare Town

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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LONDON — The Royal Shakespeare Company says it has appointed Gregory Doran as its new artistic director. The company says Doran, who has direct...

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'Matilda' Leads Race For London's Olivier Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.15.2012

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LONDON — Broadway-bound show "Matilda The Musical" gained 10 nominations Thursday for British theater's Laurence Olivier Awards – includin...

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Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' Is Heading To Broadway

AP | Posted 04.29.2012

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NEW YORK — A musical about a girl with extraordinary powers is hoping to jump the Atlantic. The Royal Shakespeare Company said Tuesday it is pl...

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Does Shakespeare's Bleakest Play Work For Children?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 12.26.2011

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"So great is the suffering depicted in Shakespeare's 'King Lear' that one has trouble finding the words to write about it," begins the Folger Shakespe...

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The Torture Of Playing King Lear

AP | By JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 10.11.2011

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NEW YORK -- On a "King Lear" day, the torture starts early in the morning for Greg Hicks. Even before the actor opens his eyes in his hotel room, the...

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For Shakespeare Company, All New York's a Stage

Vera Haller | Posted 10.04.2011

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This summer is truly the season of the Brits in New York City. The fine actors of Britannia are ruling the city's summer theatrical scene.

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Is This The Most Ambitious Theater Project Ever?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 09.13.2011

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NEW YORK -- Shipping 400 tons of steel, more than 60 performers and close to 50 separate 40-foot shipping containers across the Atlantic to build a br...

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New Yorkers Can't Handle Shakespeare Company Skinning Rabbits On Stage

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

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NEW YORK — The Royal Shakespeare Company has skipped the idea of skinning a rabbit on stage in New York. The troupe back in Britain had an acto...

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My Trip to England: The Ministry of Culture

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.20.2011

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The importance of cultural tourism in England is astonishing, the level of theater, opera, symphony and dance performance is extraordinary, the museums are crowded and the export of arts of all kinds is thriving.

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Roald Dahl Musical On London's West End

Posted 07.25.2011

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London's West End will soon be home to Roald Dahl's Matilda, the beloved children's tale. The story has been adapted into a musical written by Dennis ...

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What Drew A Shakespearean Master To A Flashy Blockbuster About Viking Mythology?

Newsweek | Chris LeeMay 01, 2011 | Posted 07.05.2011

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You’d be forgiven for wondering what precisely is up with Kenneth Branagh directing Marvel Studios’ new superhero flick Thor, a flashy $150 millio...

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From the Crack Dens of Miami to the Royal Shakespeare Company: An Interview With Tarell Alvin McCraney

Johann Hari | Posted 07.05.2011

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McCraney has made an unusual journey in his life -- from the slums of Miami, where his crack-addicted mother died of AIDS and his brother ended up in jail, to writer-in-residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Roald Dahl's Matilda -- Now Singing and Dancing! (VIDEO)

Monica Edinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beloved by generations of children and Americanized in a film, Roald Dahl's valiant heroine Matilda is now belting it out on one of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Stratford stages.

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Classroom Heroes: Rafe Esquith's Mission To Share Shakespeare With His Students

The Huffington Post | Erica Liepmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sir Ian McKellen and the members of England's Royal Shakespeare Company sat in rapt attention inside an inner-city Los Angeles classroom. They watche...

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Royal Shakespeare Company To Visit NYC In 2011 To Perform Five Plays

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Call it Stratford-upon-Hudson. Or maybe the East River. Great Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will take up residence at New York...

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Doctor Who: The Long Goodbye

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

The finale for the great tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, came round at last. It was the end of a long goodbye, which itself was part of a long goodbye.

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