The new year is upon us, and we like this quotation from Hamlet – even though Ophelia has already taken the express to crazy town when she says it, there’s truth in it, and maybe hope for something better? Or the Elizabethan version of karma?
Image: Watercolor by artist Mary Ann Criddle; 19th century – Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection
#StandWithRefugees
Featuring refugees from Syria, Sierra Leone and South Sudan alongside renowned actors, Shakespeare’s rallying cry for humanity is as relevant today as it was 400 years ago. The Strangers’ Case from Shakespeare's The Book of Sir Thomas More. Film created by International Rescue Committee - Europe and Shakespeare’s Globe for #WorldRefugeeDay #StandWithRefugees #RefugeeWeek2018 Thank you to everyone who took part: Kim Cattrall, Yasmin Kadi, Jamael Westman, Noma Dumezweni , Indira Varma, Lena Headey, Sophie Thompson, Sawsan Abou Zeinedin, Mohand Hasb Alrosol Badr, Rayan Azhari, Alfred Enoch, Sana Kikhia.
Does turning the house lights on create distance between the actors and the audience?
Radical Idea: Every Show Should Have House Lights On
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Today’s theater community faces big questions about our relationship to the general public—how to attract (and hold onto) new audiences, how to handle the omnipresence of cell phones, how to make people feel more welcome, etc. In short, how can artists best connect with their audiences? I don’t clai...
