2016 is celebrated as the 400th anniversary of the death of the
Bard of Avon and it was his sanguine and energetic temperament that made him foresee the world in the past, present and will continue to do so in the future.
For the Worcester Shakespeare Festival, however, this summer will be all about returning as the festival is staged for a third consecutive season at the Alternatives Whitin Mill complex, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, with productions of the
Bard of Avon's "The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and "The Winter's Tale.''
ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- The ystanbul International Theater Festival will celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in its 19th edition this spring, presenting a packed program with a particular focus on the
Bard of Avon's classic plays and interpretations of his works, the organizers have announced.
The
Bard of Avon penned his play about the King 100 years after his death and many believe Shakespeare got his portrayal of him as a jealous, scheming monster dramatically wrong.
In which 1998 film did Joseph Fiennes play the
Bard of Avon? wheel; 9 Titanium; 10 Shakespeare In Love.
For the
Bard of Avon theatre was business and business meant making money.
Things have moved on in the 21st century and the modern stage is a world the
Bard of Avon would not recognise.
In the wake of those remarks The Post launched a competition to find the best-loved heritage site in the region that has nothing whatsoever to do with the
Bard of Avon.
No one really begins Shakespeare anymore, says Hopkins (English, Sheffield Hallam U.), because by the time students take a first course, they have been exposed for years to notions about The
Bard of Avon, and often have been traumatized by well-intentioned but pedagogically inept elementary-school efforts to teach his plays.
He's not been involved in his own identity crisis, but rather that of the
Bard of Avon. And the product of his inquiry will shortly be on public view in a book called "Players," published by the Regan imprint of HarperCollins.
If that sounds more like Avon calling than the
Bard of Avon, think again.
An unusual interpretation of the
Bard of Avon's classical plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" through a female perspective, the play will be staged on Friday as part of the February schedule.
