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Welcome to our blog! We share regular news and updates about our company as well as thought pieces on theatre, acting, directing and the wonderful world of staging Shakespeare.
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#ArtsCouncil grant today been awarded to Professor Charlotte Scott of #Goldsmiths and Mary Chater ( co founder ) for prison and women's refuge based workshops
Let's Change the Story is the name of the project that we will take into HMP Styal women's prison in #Cheshire and the Venus Centre in...
Jul 23, 2019
Workshops with womeninprison.org.uk for New Beginnings Art Awards on Sept 10th #theLightBox, #Woking - on 6 August we begin workshops for the performance piece at the awards ceremony.
The New Beginnings Art Awards is an annual competition for women whose lives have been impacted by the criminal justice system. It is...
Jul 21, 2019
Due to Philip Franks being unavailable to lead work on #TheTwoGentlemenofVerona for the #Florence summer school, we're delighted that director Emma Lucia will lead the module.
Emma is associate at Clwyd Theatr Cymru with many other directing credits to her name. She is Artistic Director for the post graduate...
Jun 12, 2019
Majeed Mohammed Midhin from #AnbarUniversity, south west of #Baghdad, #Iraq will be at the #Florence summer school July 6 - 19 - our first Iraqi to attend.
We offer a bursary / scholarship each year for the summer school. Last year we awarded two, to a Mexican and a UK student.
Jun 4, 2019
Collette Parker and Mary Chater will discuss workshops and project at HMP Styal at #UniversityofSurrey, Applying Shakespeare ii conference on June 1st
http://gsauk.org/events/conference/applying-shakespeare-ii - all welcome to attend
May 6, 2019
Our producer Frankie Parham talking on #SkyNews tomorrow at 10.20 about the #NewGenerationFestival at #palazzocorsini in Florence that he is producing this August.
https://www.newgenerationfestival.org/en/2019
May 2, 2019
Exemplary production of Ibsen's Ghosts at Royal Derngate, Northampton directed by Lucy Bailey. Lucy will lead module on #JuliusCaesar at Florence summer school.
Lucy's module on #JuliusCaesar will be July 7, 8, 9 at British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9, just 1 min across the Ponte Santa...
Apr 28, 2019
Associate Artist Lucy Bailey directs Ibsen's masterpiece Ghosts at Royal Derngate with Penny Downie and James Wilby leading the cast from April 19 - May 19
https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/ghosts/ - Lucy is leading the module on #JuliusCaesar for our Florence summer school
Apr 7, 2019
#RSC Associate Paul Jesson will lead the work on #RomeoandJuliet at Florence summer school
Paul will be the tutor on the module due to director Chris Luscombe being unavailable.
Apr 1, 2019
http://theshakespeareblog.com/2019/03/shakespeare-and-the-europeans-in-italy/
from the irrepressible Sylvia Morris on our Florence summer school July 6 - 19
Mar 24, 2019
#UniversityofBrighton - Performance and Community research and enterprise group events - Watson 126 ( Falmer Drama Studio ) March 27th 3 - 5 all welcome
Julian Curry – actor, director, entrepreneur - will be discussing his books Shakespeare on Stage (Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key...
Mar 24, 2019
Magenta English Club, Milan - A Midsummer Night's Dream workshop with Mary Chater
Magenta Casa Giacobbe ( where famous battle took place in 1859) Wednesday March 20th 21.00
Mar 18, 2019
Trevisan & Cuonzo CULTURE & LAW SERIES Julian Curry with Gabriel Cuonzo present 'Reality & Fiction - Two sides of the same coin?'
Brera Hub,Via dell'Annunciata 21, Milan Thursday March 21st from 19.00 - 21.00
Mar 16, 2019
Womeninprison.org.uk in Woking on International Women's Day March 8th
'All that Glitters' a performance by service users telling their own stories at the Women's Support Centre with Professor Charlotte Scott...
Mar 9, 2019
#BrightonUniversity - Performance and Community research and enterprise group events - Watson 126 ( Falmer Drama Studio ) March 13th 3 - 5 all welcome
former #RSC / #BirminghamRep director Bill Alexander - Changing Shakespeare - how his world and ours meet in performance - cancelled 12th...
Mar 9, 2019
5th Shakespeare in Italy Summer School, Florence, July 6 to 19, 2019
Please go to Summer School for more info.
Jan 25, 2019
Shakespeare in Italy was involved in rehearsed reading of quantum mechanics play at Halloween
Click here to see a short story about the quantum play!
Nov 16, 2018
Rhymetime with Asylum Seeker and Refugee mums and babies
http://www.platforma.org.uk/rhymetime
Nov 16, 2018
Shakespeare in Italy will lead a workshop with members of the Magenta English club near Milan in March, 2019
Shakespeare in Italy will lead a workshop with members of the Magenta English club near Milan in March, 2019
Nov 16, 2018
Associate Artist Director Lucy Bailey opens Joanna Murray-Smith's new play ‘Switzerland’ at the Ambassador's theatre in London's West End following its premiere in Bath
The play stars Phyllis Logan and Callum Findlay. ‘Switzerland’ will run from November 10th to January 5th.
Nov 16, 2018
Brighton & Hove High School October 2nd - Fabulous times at BHHS during #BOOKWEEK2018
“Brilliant Shakespeare workshops for Year 7 with the amazing SHAKESPEARE IN ITALY company – great work”
Nov 16, 2018
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