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In the shocking light of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse revelations, it’s now very difficult to watch Shakespeare in Love. But there’s more: “This is a scandal that reaches many corners of our Shakespearean world, writes Brooke Thomas.
What’s your favourite Shakespeare inspired film? For many of us, the 1998 classic Shakespeare in Love is the one we return to again and again. It’s a feel-good movie that we can share with anyone, not just our fellow bardophiles. It's a warm, … [Read More...]
Actor Norman Bowman has performed alongside Jude Law in Henry V, played Ross in Kenneth Branagh’s Macbeth and, most recently, was the eye-gouging Duke of Cornwall in Talawa Theatre’s King Lear… That’s why we’re asking him Six Questions about Shakespeare
What is the most recent play or area of Shakespeare you’ve worked on, and what did you get from it? “The last area of Shakespeare was King Lear which was a year ago now. As a quick diversion, as I’ve got so much time off in my show, [Norman is playing Pat Denning in the […]
Shake–Scene Shakespeare are presenting rare cue-script performances of The Merchant of Venice at The Cockpit Theatre in London’s Marylebone from 3rd to 7th October 2017
This Autumn, William Shakespeare’s intricate play is brought to life by actors from Shake-Scene Shakespeare. Using the technique of ‘cue-script’ preparation, the actors take to the stage without any prior group rehearsal with their fellow cast. Guided only by their character’s lines and immediate cue words, the performers embark on a gripping journey of discovery […]
Starting university this month? Shakespeare Magazine’s Editor Pat Reid shares the FIVE things you absolutely need to know if you’re new to studying Shakespeare (and you want to get the most out of your English Literature degree)
Shakespeare Magazine is based in the English city of Bristol, which is also home to one of the major British universities (well, two if you include nearby UWE). At this time of year, I can’t help but notice the influx of new, fresh-faced young students as the academic year begins, and I often take a […]
“Shakespeare Magazine is in trouble – big trouble. Can you help?” An urgent appeal to all our readers around the world from Pat Reid, Founder and Editor of Shakespeare Magazine
Dear Readers, The headline really says it all. Shakespeare Magazine is in trouble. This month, I ran out of money and exceeded my overdraft limit at the bank. As a result, Shakespeare Magazine‘s future is in danger. I’ve taken on part-time work for a media company (here in Bristol, England) and I’ve also been editing […]
From Sharpe to Shakespeare: Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell has a new Elizabethan-era novel, Fools and Mortals. And its hero is a certain Richard Shakespeare. Can you guess whose brother he is?
From the official press release: Fools and mortals follows the young Richard Shakespeare, an actor struggling to make his way in a company dominated by his estranged older brother William. As the growth of theatre blooms, their rivalry – and that of the playhouses, playwrights and actors vying for acclaim and glory – propels a […]
From the vaults: “A visually stunning, action-filled Bardfest with top-notch performances…” Film critic Robin Askew’s 1996 review of Richard Loncraine’s Richard III, which unforgettably starred Ian McKellen
Opening with an action scene strongly reminscent of one of the more audacious stunts in Goldeneye and climaxing in a style that owes more to Terminator 2 than any of those stilted school stage productions which are the closest most of us get to the Bard, Richard Loncraine and Ian McKellen’s reworking of Richard Eyre’s […]
Get a brilliant Shakespeare gift pack – including Official Shakespeare Magazine T-shirt, a great Shakespeare book and a mystery Shakespeare gift – when you donate £50 or more to Shakespeare Magazine!
Yes, that’s right. Donate £50 (or equivalent) towards helping us make the next issue of Shakespeare Magazine, and we’ll send you one of our exclusive Shakespeare Gift Packs, consisting of: Shakespeare Magazine T-shirt A great Shakespeare Book Mystery Shakespeare Gift! Classic Art/Literary Postcard The Official Shakespeare Magazine T-shirts are available in ‘Hamlet Black’. They are in the ever-versatile Unisex […]
New York’s recent explosively controversial Shakespeare in the Park was All About Trump, but at Bristol’s Old Vic Theatre there was a rather more British take on Shakespeare’s perennially politicised play “Julius Caesar”
Photos by Simon Purse Veteran actor Julian Glover’s Caesar is no Trump, but the fact that he’s beloved by the young while feared and hated by the recently-young does put one in mind of another JC – Jeremy Corbyn – and this production definitely takes its energy from today’s (30 June 2017) sense of post-election […]
About Shakespeare Magazine
Pat Reid, Editor
As you’d expect from the name, it’s a magazine dedicated to exploring and celebrating the life and works of William Shakespeare.
We launched our first issue on 23 April 2014, as the world celebrated 450 years since the birth of the Bard.
We’ve quickly found readers in all corners of the globe, and it’s clear that Shakespeare Magazine is a truly international publication.
Shakespeare is England’s greatest gift to the world, so Shakespeare Magazine is completely free to anyone and everyone, no matter who you are or where you are.
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Pat Reid
Founder & Editor, Shakespeare Magazine
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