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This new production from Sport for Jove presents eight of Shakepeare’s history plays in order. It is stupendously absorbing ...
Two West Midlands primary schools have taken to the stage to mark the beginning of Shakespeare Week. The national series of events for school children celebrates the playwright, which organisers ...
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust says it is to ‘decolonise its museum collections’ to tackle the claim that the playwright’s ‘legacy promotes white supremacy’ (National Portrait Gallery ...
This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like affinities for art and language; self-awareness; and an understanding of ...
This follows a trend in which "the Globe Theatre in London ran a series of seminars titled Anti-Racist Shakespeare which promoted scholarship focused on the idea of race in his plays." We are told ...
Their reasons for doing so are admirable: to make Shakespeare available to young people from State Schools. This is a mission close to my heart so I was eager to witness the occasion and assess ...
To be — or most definitely — not to be. Regarded as the most influential writer in the English language, some of William Shakespeare’s work is now viewed by critics as racist, sexist and ...
Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust owns buildings in the playwright's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. It wants to 'create a more inclusive museum experience' and announced it will move away from ...
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is set to “decolonise” its extensive museum collections after research claimed the playwright’s legacy has been used to advance ideas of “white supremacy”.
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