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On the amateur/campus Shakespeare end of the spectrum, this gender-blind production was billed as 'a story of possibility, of picking ourselves up when the worst has happened': quite appropriate, then, that this uproariously funny, fast-paced, and compassionate Tempest premiered the week after the US election.
This reading of Pericles aimed to cultivate collaborative networks between local and international scholars, students, theatre practitioners, and the wider public. As far as records can determine, the staged reading was only the second ever performance of Pericles in Ireland and the first ever performance of the play in Munster.
Read MoreAn evocative re-interpretation of Lear choreographed by John Scott and featuring Valda Setterfield, one of the world’s most acclaimed postmodern dancers. A trio of male dancers play the daughters to Setterfield’s king, as the performance shifts effortlessly between movement and spoken dialogue, between Shakespeare’s text and the heartbreaking realities of aging in our contemporary world.
Read MoreAn outdoor performance by a young and dynamic group who established a reputation for summer Shakespeare with previous years' performances in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens. Like Caroline Byrne's production of The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe, this production moves the action of Measure for Measure to Ireland in 1916, where Angelo's crusade against sexual immorality pits him against the inhabitants of Dublin's Monto district, which was the largest red-light district in all of Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Read More“On a remote island, Prospero plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion, magical spirits and skilful manipulation. Shakespeare's enchanting, fast-paced, family comedy performed in the beautiful outdoor setting of Inveresk Lodge.” –description from the Fringe Programme
Read MoreA remarkable performance featuring American actor Peter Macon as Othello and celebrated Irish Shakespearean Marty Rea, who won the Irish Times Best Actor award in 2015 for his searing portrayal of Richard II (and a panoply of other characters) in Druid Theatre Company's marathon adaptation of the Henriad, “DruidShakespeare.”
Read MoreA two-year tour of Shakespeare’s most famous play to 197 countries in 202 venues across the world.
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This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
