The world is Australia's stage Nov 7, 2009
Ewan Leslie from the STC's Wars of the Roses is to play Richard III in Simon Phillips' production of the play ... And you could forgive Andrews the awful bits, not just because Blanchett was superb as Richard II but because the whole thing was so imaginatively conceived, even when it was perverse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Monty Python circus keeps rolling along after 40 years Oct 15, 2009
" For all the silliness, the Oxford- and Cambridge-heavy troupe has eclectic skills and interests, too. Palin, the host of numerous travel documentaries, is president of the Royal Geographical Society. Gilliam's latest directorial effort, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus with , , and , opens at Christmas. Jones, a writer and lecturer who feels "a burning need" to restore the reputation of King Richard II, says his interest in the Middle Ages dovetailed with Holy Grail. "In the original... (USA Today -- Life)
For Michael Stuhlbarg, acting is ‘Serious’ business Oct 11, 2009
It s easy to see why Stuhlbarg has played such high-profile characters on the stage as Shakespeare s Richard II, the Dauphin in Shaw s Saint Joan, and Edmund Tyrone, in the American Repertory Theater s 1996 production of Long Day s Journey Into Night, which earned him an Elliot Norton Award. Larry most resembles a very different high-profile character: Job. (Boston Globe)
Ronald L. Shotwell Oct 11, 2009
six grandchildren, Thomas Shotwell and wife, Crystal, Leona Stout and husband, Tommy, Jonathan and Ashley Shotwell, all of the Kansas City area, Richard II and Ryan Sample of Macomb; four great-grandchildren, with one due in November; two sisters, M. Elaine Sue Goff of Killeen, Texas, Rose Johnson and husband, Eugene of Florida and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a half sister. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
ANOTHER UP-AND-COMER: Michael Stuhlbarg of 'A Serious Man' Oct 9, 2009
But first, as if intentionally emulating the tortures endured by Larry, the Coens put this onetime Hamlet and Richard II through a series of auditioning challenges. "I read for the husband in the Yiddish parable at the beginning of the movie," says Stuhlbarg, who was a member of a Reform synagogue while growing up in Long Beach, Calif. (USA Today -- Life)
The trouble with Australian theatre Sep 30, 2009
Blanchett was a superb Richard II and Lady Anne in Richard III, but the production took Shakespeare as its demolition site with its smeared body fluids and blood spitting. There was plenty to admire in Wars of the Roses, plenty to deplore. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The road to insurrection Sep 14, 2009
Their aim was usually to discipline a king who was not playing by the accepted rules of the game and only to replace him (as in the cases of Kings Edward II and Richard II) when he refused to mend his ways. With the exception of Jack Cade s rising in 1450 and the Peasants Revolt 70 years earlier (a large-scale popular uprising with genuinely revolutionary social and economic aims), medieval rebellions were often more about preserving the status quo rather than challenging it. (The Economist)
Douglas Frank Mowery Aug 29, 2009
daughter, Nicole (Richard II) Hawke of Kawkawlin, Mich. nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; mother, Vernie Mowery of Lewiston; brother, Alan Mowery of Lewiston; and sisters, Glendora Jacobson of Grand Haven, Mich. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
The blessed return of Rabe Aug 24, 2009
But she says at least one production a year was exceptional theatre, including Barrie Kosky's The Lost Echo, Benedict Andrews production of Patrick White's The Season at Sarsaparilla and Andrews' two-part Shakespearean adaptation, The War of the Roses, early this year, in which Rabe played Richard III and Cate Blanchett was Richard II.. We did another five or six great things on top of those, but they are justification enough for the project. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Award-winning director to visit RaglandJames Ivory to screen his film "Le Divorce" Aug 17, 2009
His next project, a film version of Shakespeare s Richard II , is something he s always wanted to create. The inspiration for the film, Ivory said, came from his own love of the play and its psychologically interesting script. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
U.S. Navy ship delivers keg of wine to Tower of London Aug 10, 2009
In 1381, King Richard II issued a grant specifying the tolls, including two roundlets of wyne for any galley passing the Tower. The tolls lapsed in the 17th century because of the volume of traffic on the river, but the ceremony was revived in recent years. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
The Shakespearean legacy of Crystal Reid Austin Aug 2, 2009
Ten years from now her business articles and columns will be mostly forgotten, but her high-wire spirit will live on every time Macbeth quavers before a phantom dagger in the shadow of the North Dakota State Capitol, every time the doomed Richard III calls for "a horse, a horse," every time Hamlet debilitates himself was "thinking too much of the event," and above all every time that Rosalind or Viola or Cleopatra wrings an improbable double entendre out of some perfectly straightforward... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Shakespeare comes to Casper Jul 24, 2009
Today at 7 p.m., the Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company will perform one of Shakespeare's history-based tragedies, "The Life and Death of King Richard II," during a free show in the atrium of the Nicolaysen Art Museum very Center in Casper ... King Richard II, then, wouldn't have agreed with the Nic's decision not to charge its patrons for the performance. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Enjoy Shakespeare along Donkey Creek Jul 17, 2009
Published: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:52 PM MDT Shakespeare is alive and well and hes bringing his masterpiece play Richard II to Donkey Creek ... Bring a picnic and enjoy the lyrical and tragic show of the life and death of a powerful ruler Richard II on the backside of the Gillette College main building. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Festival 56’s ‘Henry IV,’ the Legend of Bolingbroke Jul 7, 2009
Festival 56 has its first go at Shakespeare;s history plays, with Eric Wegener;s adaptation of ;Henry IV; (from the two parts in Shakespeare;s original, plus additions from Richard II) ... On the opposite continuum, Gabriel Murphy, in the triple roles of the deposed king, Richard II, Bardolf, one of Falstaff;s cohorts, and especially, as the allegorical figure of Rumor, uses the beauty of the language to create three distinct and memorable voices. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
10 things to do in July Jun 26, 2009
- Shakespeare on the Creek returns to Gillette College at 6 p.m. July 23 with Richard II.. Bring the family to celebrate a play of tragedy and lyricism. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Hunt for answers Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 00:41 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 01:41 UK. Will Air France mystery ever be explained. (BBC News -- Europe)
British actors dominate TV Globes Jun 19, 2009
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Mortgage lending falls back again Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 13:41 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:41 UK. Lending is still very subdued, the CML says. (BBC News -- Business)
Total sacks 900 oil plant workers Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 07:09 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 08:09 UK. Protests have taken place at Lindsey over the use of foreign labour. (BBC News -- Business)
UK retail sales fall back in May Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 11:03 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 12:03 UK. Retails sales have held up reasonably well so far this year. (BBC News -- Business)
Clash over UK bank regulation Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 14:52 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 15:52 UK. King and Darling clash on banks. (BBC News -- Business)
Personal data exposed on website Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 07:26 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 08:26 UK. By Kevin Peachey and Bill Wilson Personal finance and business reporters, BBC News. (BBC News -- Business)
Striking success Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:29 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 09:29 UK. F-35 sales predicted to soar. (BBC News -- Business)
Somalia minister killed by bomb Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 17:14 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 18:14 UK. Mr Aden had moved to Beledweyne to boost the fight against insurgents. (BBC News -- Africa)
Row over blacked out expenses Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 21:58 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 22:58 UK. Row over blacked out MP expenses. (BBC News -- UK)
RBS boss does 'the right thing' Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 15:38 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 16:38 UK. RBS boss does 'the right thing. (BBC News -- UK)
Region has worst road crash rate Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 06:59 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 07:59 UK. The report says investment in road safety is low in Yorkshire. (BBC News -- UK)
Abduction attempt on young boy Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 05:37 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 06:37 UK. Police patrols have been stepped up to reassure the local community. (BBC News -- UK)
28m investment at Airbus factory Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 05:37 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 06:37 UK. The funding should secure the long-term future of the plant. (BBC News -- UK)
Devine faces new expenses claims Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 21:00 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 22:00 UK. The Livingston MP blames a former employee for the claims. (BBC News -- UK)
Man tries to abduct boy aged 10 Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 23:40 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 00:40 UK. A 10-year-old boy escaped unharmed when a man tried to abduct him in a street in Glasgow. (BBC News -- UK)
Schools 'too safe' teachers say Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 23:55 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 00:55 UK. Goggles are not just for science lessons, some teachers found. (BBC News -- UK)
Probation 'told to under-spend' Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 01:17 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 02:17 UK. Probation 'told to under-spend. (BBC News -- UK)
Blears survives confidence motion Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 00:06 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 01:06 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- UK)
Newspaper bin campaign rubbished Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 00:22 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 01:22 UK. The Mail says wheelie bins are cluttering up Britain's streets. (BBC News -- UK)
Pilot dies flying plane to the US Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 21:48 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 22:48 UK. Most of the passengers had no idea of the danger. (BBC News -- Americas)
Iranian voices: Peaceful rally Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 18:55 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 19:55 UK. Ayatollah set to address nation. (BBC News -- Africa)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Ritalin backed as brain-booster Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 00:03 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 01:03 UK. Ritalin prescriptions for children have increased. (BBC News -- Health)
Judge's Strictly exit unconfirmed Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:49 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 09:49 UK. Phillips drew criticism for her treatment of 2008 contestant John Sergeant. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sir Alan to keep Apprentice role Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 15:20 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 16:20 UK. Sir Alan Sugar has fronted The Apprentice since 2005. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Director's U-turn Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 10:16 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 11:16 UK. Mendes takes road less travelled. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Roast porpoise anyone? Medieval recipes go online Jun 19, 2009
Richard II porpoise recipe online ... The book was compiled by master cooks who worked for Richard II ... The Forme of Cury, compiled by master cooks to Richard II, is part of a collection of medieval texts held by the John Rylands Library, Manchester. (BBC News)
UK 'must plan' for warmer future Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 17:04 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 18:04 UK. By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News. (BBC News -- Science)
Cost of news Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 07:46 GMT, Friday, 19 June 2009 08:46 UK. Somali journalist: 'I saw my boss shot dead. (BBC News -- Africa)
Baton control Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 14:23 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 15:23 UK. Zimbabwe police still harass us. (BBC News -- Africa)
Fresh air to power South Africa? Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:11 GMT, Monday, 15 June 2009 09:11 UK. Fresh air to power South Africa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Fact not fiction Jun 19, 2009
Richard II porpoise recipe online. Pilot dies flying plane to the US. (BBC News -- Africa)
Somali navy chief: Worst job? Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:19 GMT, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 09:19 UK. Somali navy chief: World's worst job. (BBC News -- Africa)
Double CD proved 'tough' on Lips Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 17:07 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 18:07 UK. Double CD proved 'tough' for Lips. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Heart bypass for Runrig guitarist Jun 19, 2009
Page last updated at 13:07 GMT, Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:07 UK. Malcolm Jones was diagnosed with heart problems. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Shakespeare: Soul of the age Apr 7, 2009
But the section on the Essex rebellion and the role of Shakespeare s potentially subversive Richard II (a play about a monarch deposed and assassinated) can be read, thrillingly, on its own ... Luckily for us, it was Sir John Hayward, author of a Shakespeare-influenced history of Richard II, who was thrown in the Tower and interrogated when treason was the cry. (The Economist)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (March 29) Mar 30, 2009
In a British miniseries with ambition ahead of its time, the Bard's history plays are woven into a century-long chronicle, from "Richard II" through "Richard III." Early turns by Sean Connery and Judi Dench are among the 600 speaking parts. (BBC Video, $49. (Boston Globe)
We don't like bad news either Mar 8, 2009
Twenty-four centuries ago, Sophocles took note of it in his classic tragedy, "Antigone'': "Nobody likes the man who brings bad news," says a sentry bearing bad tidings, bemoaning his sorry fate. Shakespeare returned to the theme often. For example, when a gardener in Richard II gives the queen the bad news that her king was in fact incarcerated, she curses him: "Gardener, for telling me these news of woe, pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow. "Sounds familiar. Just this week I... (Albany Times Union)
'Mentalist' costar was well trained at the ART Feb 22, 2009
Q. That scenario certainly gives you leeway to author your character in a way that you wouldn't be able to in, say, "Richard II.". A. Absolutely. (Boston Globe)
“The War of the Roses”: Cate and the king Feb 19, 2009
Queenly Cate Blanchett turns her attention to Richard II ... Miss Blanchett is playing the king in Shakespeare s Richard II , in the first part of a rigorously condensed version of the eight history plays ... Casting her as Richard II was the bold idea of the director, the fearless 36-year-old Benedict Andrews. (The Economist)
