Author Archives: Laurie Swigart

(excerpt from Performance Approaches to Shakespeare, p. 11) In researching the various [acting editions] available for use in the classroom or in mounting a production, you must keep in mind that each publication was created from a particular editor’s perspective and with that editorial motive – or hot spot – firmly in mind in analyzingContinue reading “Thursday’s Thought”

I’m not sure where I found this, so I can’t cite it properly, but I find it refreshing to hear a young person’s fresh perspective on Shakespeare and thought I’d share it with you. Enjoy!

Can you guess if each quote is from a Shakespeare play or a line from Batman? You’ll have five seconds to decide before the answer pops up. Thank you https://www.sporcle.com/ for this quiz.

Prompted by Graham Norton on a spur of the moment, Dame Judi Dench eloquently recites Sonnet 29 as no one else can, a captivating performance by the queen of Shakespeare royalty in the world today. SONNET 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,I all alone beweep my outcast state,And trouble deaf heaven withContinue reading “Dame Judi Dench and Sonnet 29”

Modern scholarship has done much to reconstruct the conditions under which Shakespeare worked and the theatre in which his plays were first produced…There were not long periods of rehearsal, which would make complicated business and stage movements difficult to achieve. Stage directors in the modern sense were unknown. Scenery, that localized the setting or contributedContinue reading “Wednesday Wisdom”

Experience Shakespeare’s Globe productions from anywhere on the globe, any time. Subscribe to our Globe Player, so you can stream incredible filmed productions from Shakespeare’s Globe, wherever and whenever you want – with fresh titles and old favourites added throughout the year. Shakespeare plays currently available for viewing on Globe Player are: All’s Well thatContinue reading “Globe Player”

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Fun with Hamlet – Dick and Jane Style Author Unknown See the man. What a funny man. His name is Hamlet. are you sad, Hamlet? “I am sad for my father has died,” says Hamlet. was the king.” Where are you going, Hamlet? “I am going to the castle.” says Hamlet. * * * “Boo.’”Continue reading “Friday Fun-day”

(excerpt from “Performance Approaches to Shakespeare”, p. 10) It must be stated – learning Shakespeare and learning about Shakespeare are two distinctly different practices. From my point of view, the former focuses on performance as Shakespeare intended, and the other emphasizes more of a literary, research function. One is more helpful for learning in theContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts”