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“Having had 400 years to think, Shakespeare has come to the conclusion that his work is full of problems. With the help of his younger self he deals with his trickiest problem to date… the women.” --description from Fringe Programme
Read More"Forsooth! An interactive playback theatre with admirable clowning and fooling, partying and pranks, masque and revels based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will. Wit and humour for thine family in its entirety” --description from Fringe Programme.
Admirable Fooling or What You Will was created as the culmination of a summer camp for 6-18 year olds which ran from August 1-13, 2016 at the Theatre School's base in Musselburgh (Edinburgh). The children also devised a free street performance.
“Heat, sweat and noise - same madness, new century. This original physical theatre production takes Macbeth to Manchester, 1989, combining text and movement to create a hypnotic hour of magic, greed and murder.” --description from Fringe Programme
Read More"Hermia loves Lysander. Her dad prefers Demetrius, Helena loves Demetrius, Demetrius lovers Hermia. Shake and stir in royal nuptials, feisty fairies, a suspect donkey and a live band for Shakespeare's much-loved mischievous magical cocktail.” --description from the Fringe Programme
Read More“At War With Love sets Shakespeare's sonnets against the turbulent backdrop of war. This strongly physical production explores the depths of their themes of love, passion, jealousy, loss and regret.” --description from Fringe programme
Read More“A cast of two attempt to answer one of theatre's greatest questions: Who was Hamlet? A grieving Horatio tries to unlock the mystery of his friend's devastating death by hiring an actor to tell his story.” --description from the Fringe Programme
Read More“Boy meeteth girl. Boy loseth girl. Boy bareth soul. Set in London and centred on the end of a relationship, Broken fuses Shakespeare with modern dialogue and is an expressionistic satire on the highs and lows of falling in, and inevitably out, of love.” (description from Fringe Programme)
Read MoreThe two directors, who also adapted the text, believe that their production presents the figure of a new man. Macbeth is an antihero who brings within him fairness and unfairness, a sort of Copernicus who in between the Sixteenth and Seventeenth century challenges the status quo. He oscillates between the symbolic inheritance and the new relativism which leads to modernity.
Read MoreShakespeare on Love
Presented in English
SpaceTriplex, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
6th-10th August 2016
American High School Theatre Festival
Selected Review:
BroadwayBaby review (3 stars): "The performance has merit, and those wanting a bit of light relief in a busy Fringe schedule should definitely consider Shakespeare on Love as a nice introduction to some of the Bard’s best plays."
http://broadwaybaby.com/shows/shakespeare-on-love/716589
Performed by children from three of China’s best schools, Beijing Shijia Primary School, Chongqing Bashu Rhythm Drama Club, and Chongqing Foreign Language School, aged 10-15.
Part of the official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare.
“Shakespeare with a twist: three scenes from three of his greatest plays brilliantly performed by the children of three of China's top schools known for their high standard of education. This is Little Shakespeare but big fun.” --description from Fringe Festival programme.
Read More“Four actors race to perform Shakespeare's greatest hits. You, the audience, play Shakespearean BINGO to choose what scene comes next and keep the actors on their toes. Call out favorites such as Romeo & Juliet's balcony bliss, Lady Macbeth's blood cleansing sleepwalk or one of our more “liberally interpreted” alternatives. 30 scenes will be performed in 60 minutes...or someone gets a pie in the face!” (description from company website)
Read More“An exciting new take on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Using the original language but set in a young offenders' prison, it is bold, fast-paced, and performed entirely with a cast of three.” --description from the Fringe Programme
Read More“Fiesta in the sunshine. Siesta in the shadows. Black malice. Bright love. Board BOAC flight 1212 for Illyria, Costa del Sol 1980 for the flight of your life!” –description from the Fringe Programme
Read More“Two casts of three: one female, one male. A high-speed, roller coaster, film noir version of Shakespeare's masterpiece Hamlet.” --description from Fringe Programme
Read More“A group of students try to decide what Shakespearean play to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As they fight for their favourite, friendships are made and challenged and they learn the true meaning of teamwork.” --description from the Fringe Programme
Read More“Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare's most villainous characters - Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora and Lady Macbeth - and asks the question: what is bad Shakespeare?” --description from Fringe programme
This exploration of Shakespeare's villains focused on, among others, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Iago, Tamora and Aaron, and Angelo from Measure for Measure.
Read More“Shakespeare's play with an urban vibe; fairyland is Gotham. Oberon and Theseus are Batman and Bruce Wayne. Who is Puck? Why, Robin, of course! Come see this old favourite with a new twist.” --description from the Fringe Programme
Read MoreThe Quantum Theatre Group’s Hamlet was first performed in 2014 at the 32nd International Fadjr Theatre Festival in Tehran where it won the Best Director award for Arash Dadgar and the overall Grand Prize for best production. In 2016, the group staged the production at the Gdansk Shakespeare Festival.
Read More“I've always had a special interest in the star-crossed lovers, destined to love each other to death through the centuries and through all art forms. How could I not get passionate about Annika Nyman's play (and mind!). The young author who comes from a cold country makes them survive Shakespeare's intended ending, never betraying his writing. We've all asked ourselves at one time or other what would happen if Romeo and Juliet didn't die. But if they did, would they be alive or would they be survivors?” --Director's note and description from Fringe Programme
Read More“We all agree Shakespeare's characters need professional help. They won't find it here. Shakespeare Syndrome, a one-act comedy, shows what happens when several characters go to the same psychiatrist's office. Though this be madness, there's no method in't.” –description from the Fringe Programme
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This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
