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The hotly anticipated debut from the Auckland Shakespeare Company is here. Lucrece is a reimagining of Shakespeare's darkest poem, The Rape of Lucrece. Working from the original text, four actors take you on the heart stopping journey of Lucrece, the chaste wife of a noble lord, who is sexually violated in her own home by Tarquin, a Roman prince. As a result she commits suicide and her body is paraded through the streets of Rome.
Read MoreBards without Borders is a London collective of poets from refugee and migrant backgrounds creating new work in response to Shakespeare. Our poets hail from all corners of the Globe including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Somalia, Tanzania, Nigeria, former Yugoslavia, Jamaica and Colombia. Our current tour, titled "Shakespeare's Dead, get over it!" critically explores Shakespeare's legacy from a Global, multilingual, cross-cultural and post-colonial perspective. Highlighting how Shakespeare really shines a light on our very own experiences of love, loss, life, migration and displacement.
Read MoreA reading of all 154 sonnets, free and open to the public in Central Park.
Read MoreMorecambe’s first Shakespearean festival is set to run over the weekend of Shakespeare’s birthday. Alongside theatrical performances there will also be music, dance events, art and poetry readings. The theatrical productions include: Twelve Nights; Romeo and Juliet; Shakespearean Murder Mystery; Puck’s Dream; A Shakespeare Gallery; Henry V; The Tempest; and The Play’s the Thing.
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This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
