By Laura McCarthy. Every year, we see a fifth of students failing their core GCSEs in Maths and English. Out of those resitting English last year, only 21% received a grade 4 (equivalent to a C). This is even less than the previous year, where 26% received a passing...
Articles with the Tag Shakespeare
Preview: Macbeth, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences are in for a treat as Macbeth by National Production Company is back at Theatre Royal Winchester – from Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 September. Macbeth is set in the murky Dark Ages and tells of a man who is told by his three sisters that he is...
Preview: Othello, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Frantic Assembly will bring its acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Othello to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November. Blisteringly relevant today, Othello exposes the tension, fear and insecurity buried beneath the veneer of our relationships and how easily that can be maliciously exploited. Lies and truths...
Preview: Richard the Second, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Tangle, in association with MAST Mayflower Studios, is proud to present a radical and electrifying new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard the Second, performed in its distinctive Southern African Township theatre style, and performing on stage from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 October. A nation is in turmoil. Three first cousins...