Saucy reduction of the Bard Nov 13, 2009
A referee flags Lear for being a "fictional character on the field." Richard III limps toward the end zone. All in five minutes flat. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Ian McKellen on his new show and Shakespeare Nov 11, 2009
When I decided to do Richard III it took two years before we started filming. Gostin: Did you grow up where boys took the girls parts in Shakespeare. (MSNBC -- Television)
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. Both companies will be watching the appointments at Belvoir and the Malthouse that could shift the balance of Australian theatre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Wilmington actor goes 'Crackers' Oct 31, 2009
Recent productions have included Richard III, Crazy for You, Peer Gynt, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Bacchae and The Laramie Project. GET UPDATED. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
New battle over Bosworth's site Oct 28, 2009
It is more than 500 years since the Battle of Bosworth saw the death of Richard III and ushered in the Tudor dynasty ... The hunchback Richard III, thrown from his horse and maddened with blood lust, offers up his kingdom in exchange for a replacement steed. (BBC News -- UK)
Sir Ian McKellen reflects on his recent roles Oct 28, 2009
His Macbeth, his Richard III - the latter enshrined in a 1995 movie version he adapted and produced - set contemporary standards for these timeless roles ... It was the film of Richard III, he says, and his Oscar-nominated performance as director James Whale in 1998 s Gods and Monsters, that propelled him to his roles in blockbusters and, to this comfortable juncture of his life. (Boston Globe)
Stoker descendant pens new Dracula novel Oct 25, 2009
"One of his inspirations for Dracula may have been Irving, who "had a reputation for sucking the life of his employees," said Stoker. "And Bram watched him play evil characters (including) Mephistopheles and Richard III for 27 years. " In a move that will upset Bram Stoker purists, Stoker and Holt even moved the action of the first novel from 1893 to 1888 so they could include another infamous historical figure -- Jack the Ripper. "It's clear from his interviews that Bram was aware of the Ripper... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Keeping a cool head over Shelley Oct 24, 2009
Students were also asked to explore themes of ambition and identity in Shakespeare's King Richard III and the Al Pacino film Looking for Richard. A Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus student, Gareth Austin, said the question on Blade Runner and Frankenstein in the English advanced paper made him think on his feet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A dramatic imbalance Oct 18, 2009
Richard III, directed by Simon Phillips. The Ugly One, directed by Peter Evans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Finding new inflections in older books Oct 18, 2009
The crown went to her brother-in-law, Richard III. It has long been rumored that Richard killed Elizabeth and Edward s two young sons, princes both, in the Tower of London, though nothing definitive has ever been proven. Abridged or not, this was not Gregory s strongest effort. (Boston Globe)
Dawn in Damascus Oct 17, 2009
We hope to see an adaptation of Richard III, subtitled An Arab Tragedy. Shakespeare has been rewritten to critique dictatorship in the Middle East not something you see every day in Damascus. (Concierge.com)
Hopkinton resident, 86, reprises role as an actor Oct 13, 2009
When casting opened nearby for a paid production of the Navy-themed "Mister Roberts," his wife encouraged him to audition, giving his penchant for quoting "Richard III" around the house. Evans had to walk around the theater three or four times to steel his courage, but won a part as a sailor, rushing between work and the show for six weeks. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Bell prepares to stare into a godless void Oct 2, 2009
The company's development arm, Mind's Eye, has more than six commissions in the works, including a hip-hop version of As You Like It, a non-verbal response to Hamlet using music and movement and a live installation work inspired by Richard III.. In November, Bell will appear with Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett in Uncle Vanya, a co-production with Sydney Theatre Company. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
King's College Chapel, Cambridge, U... Sep 23, 2009
Richard III progressed construction, but it was finally completed in the reign of King Henry VIII, nearly a hundred years after it was started. Architecture of King's College Chapel. (Suite101.com)
If these scrawls could talk Sep 23, 2009
This fragment, a bastardisation of a phrase from Shakespeare's Richard III, is more poetic than most of the illegible tags scrawled about the laneway. It might once have had something insightful (but misspelt) to say about Malcolm Fraser, then prime minister of Australia. (The Age, Australia)
In hundreds of cities, parking spaces become parks Sep 20, 2009
Students from a nearby school in the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles plant flowers in an old car tire as they take part in "Parking Day L.A.," Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Artist and Neighborhood Council volunteer Jennifer Moran, 35, paints a banner on a fence behind the metered parking spot on Santa Monica Boulevard they converted into a (Gus Ruelas / AP). (Albany Times Union)
• A ghost on the CSI stage Sep 11, 2009
He first gained fame as a stage actor, lauded for his portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in both the silent and sound eras. Harmon said Barrymore is still emulated today. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
1950s housewife role is a good fit for Zellweger Sep 4, 2009
Charlie Peters wrote the script, which the spotty Englishman Richard Loncraine ( Richard III, Firewall ) has directed in an aggravating pitch that lurches between melodrama and screwball comedy. The trouble with that remembered quality is how it so completely flatters the teller at the expense of everyone else. (Boston Globe)
Bella shines in 'Lost in Yonkers' Aug 28, 2009
Woodward Shakespeare takes on 'Richard III ... After a psychedelic production of "As You Like It," the company returns today with a run of the violent and profound "Richard III," that famous tale of ruthlessness and ambition ... Question: What attracted 00002DD6 you to the idea of directing "Richard III". (Fresno Bee)
Anza Trail students Caity Beyer, left, Joshua Lee and Taylor Tellez work on laptop computers recently donated to the school by Raytheon. Photo by JEANNIE APPLEGATE | SPECIAL TO THE SAHUARITA SUN Aug 27, 2009
Included in A Taste of OLLI will be a study group on Shakespeare s Richard III and The Merchant of Venice on Monday, Aug. 31, at 2 p.m.; Maintaining a Healthy and Active Brain on Monday, Aug. 31, at 3 p.m.; What They Forgot to Tell You When You Started to Study History on Monday, Sept. 7, at 2 p.m.; The Future of Freedom on Monday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m.; Web 2. 0 The Brave New World of Blogs, Wikis and Tweets on Monday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m.; and Native American Foods on Monday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m.. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
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)
NY vigil marks 20 years since Yusuf Hawkins murder Aug 24, 2009
On Aug. 22, 1485, England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses. Henry Tudor succeeded Richard to become King Henry VII.. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Fresno's cultural illiterates Aug 21, 2009
14] suggesting Richard III a classic work of theatrical art performed around the globe be banned from Woodward Park on the grounds that it is as violent as mixed martial arts ... I suggest this reader exercise her freedom of choice and not view Richard III and allow the rest of us our freedoms of choice and expression. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Things to do, Aug. 14-20 Aug 15, 2009
Richard III' at Woodward Park ... Woodward Shakespeare Festival tackles the weighty "Richard III" with a production directed by Heather Parish. (Fresno Bee)
Keep violence out of park Aug 14, 2009
What is murder and the rest of the misdeeds displayed in the Richard III play. I say if we can have murder, adultery and other vile deeds, we should be able to have MMA fighting. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Woodward Shakespeare fest takes on 'Richard III' Aug 13, 2009
Woodward Shakespeare fest takes on 'Richard III. Richard III' director talks about the festival's take on the classic tale of power ... " Q: I recently saw part of a 1986 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Dolittle. I don't have the name of the movie. Can you locate it for me and tell me if a DVD is available? For its second production of the summer season, Woodward Shakespeare Festival shifts from the silly to the serious. After a psychedelic production of "As You Like It," the company... (Fresno Bee)
‘Taste of OLLI’ features fall study groups Aug 11, 2009
Shakespeare s Richard III and The Merchant of Venice, 2 p.m. on Aug. 31. Maintaining a Healthy and Active Brain, 3 p.m. on Aug. 31. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
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)
Berkeley Rep Announces Creative Team for Green Day's American Idiot Jul 29, 2009
Maloney holds a BA and MFA from NYU, and he has designed sets and lights for numerous productions in New York, in Europe, and at regional theatres across the United States, including The Beggars Opera off Broadway, Deliverance at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London, Four Scenes in a Harsh Life at Los Angeles Theatre Center, and Richard III at Hartford Stage. Born in a storefront, Berkeley Rep has moved to the forefront of American theatre and is still telling unforgettable... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Free theater wins applause Jul 21, 2009
Shady Shakespeare presents a free "As You Like It" and "Richard III" in Saratoga's Sanborn-Skyline County Park, Aug. 7-Sept. 13. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Sherlock Holmes’s staying power Jul 19, 2009
Previously, he had tended to play villains: Pontius Pilate; Mr. Murdstone, in David Copperfield ; Richard III; most deliciously, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, crossing swords (literally) with Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood. That history of suave villainy imparts an extra savor to Rathbone s Holmes. (Boston Globe)
Hiking along Hadrian's Wall in England Jul 19, 2009
The ruined building has a link to Richard III, the hunchbacked villain who, in Shakespeare's play, arranged the murder of his young nephews. Sir Percival Thirlwall, a supporter of King Richard, was killed along with his sovereign at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Musical memoir ‘Daly News’ comes to Shakespeare Fest Jul 11, 2009
The play gives Shakespeare audiences used to seeing Daly in roles like Richard III, Shylock and Prospero a chance to know Daly in a more personal way. Daly was able to perform The Daly News for his family at a Milwaukee theater filled with more than 100 members of his family. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Kaleb Michel to perform in Shakespeare Festival Jul 2, 2009
Mid-Prairie student Kaleb Michel, son of Richard and Maureen Michel of Riverside was recently cast in the Riverside Theater production of Richard III as young Richard Duke of York for the 2009 Riverside Theater Shakespeare Festival in Iowa City ... In the festival's production of Richard III, Richard the Duke of Gloucester plots how he will seize the throne, even if it means marriage, manipulation and murder ... There are four performances of Richard III remaining in the festival series. (Kalona News, IA)
THEATER REVIEW: Globe's 'Cyrano' a triumph for actor, director Jul 2, 2009
The earlier roles now seem mere warm-ups for taking on the iconic Cyrano ---- a character equal parts Don Quixote, musketeer D'Artagnan, deformed Richard III and lyrical Romeo ... And Page's intelligent and engaging performance left me hoping to see him return soon as Shakespeare's exuberantly evil antihero, Richard III.. (North County Times)
Jon and Kate, Public Officials and You? Jul 1, 2009
If you were discussing Shakespeare and wanted to explain that Richard III is so p*****-off (can't say that either) because he is a b****** (rhymes with plastered), don't try it. Just so you'll know the rules around here. (Townhall.com)
The right direction : Shakespeare festival starts sixth season Jun 28, 2009
They chose Much Ado about Nothing, directed by Barnes and Richard III, directed by Wild. Our challenge was really to catch up to ourselves, maintain what we d done and make sure the quality improved, Barnes said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Shakespeare Fest: Some Cajun flavor for 'Midsummer Night's Dream' Jun 25, 2009
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:01 AM CDT. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
John Barrymore, the Great Profile Jun 21, 2009
Shakespearean Actor as Richard III and Hamlet ... By 1919, his performance as Shakespeare s Richard III was a triumph. (Suite101.com)
David Carradine, 72; created iconic role in 'Kung Fu' Jun 5, 2009
Actress Sally Kirkland, a longtime friend who co-starred with Mr. Carradine in the 2008 film "Richard III," called him the "definitive actor's actor.". "He was just bigger than life, a very special spirit," she said yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Laughing With The Bard May 24, 2009
To the extent that the political pulse may be reflected by the relative popularity of specific Shakespeare plays, last year's spate of sunny comedies - after years dominated by bloody tales of political malfeasance like "Macbeth" or "Richard III" - made it seem as if the bardic stage was already celebrating the changing of the guard in Washington. This year's "Midsummer"-full season, with "As You Like It" running close behind, looks like a reflection of the Obama-positive mood recorded in... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Shakespeare in the Bay Area and Oregon May 24, 2009
Richard III, directed by Sharon Huff, July 20 ... Richard III, directed by Ross Arden Harkness, Aug. 14-Sept. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Isabella and Ferdinand May 10, 2009
Isabella preferred Ferdinand as she turned down all other offers including the Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III). He was handsome, a year younger than Isabella, excelled at sport and he was heir to the kingdom of Aragon. (Suite101.com)
A classic, partly lost in time, mostly timeless May 3, 2009
For Gauger, however, "This odd war cry resembles one of the most famous lines in Shakespeare's Richard III . . . 'A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!' " This makes no sense at all and, worse, misses a very good joke. Errors apart, it may be that "The Wind in the Willows" simply resists, or even defies, annotation. (Boston Globe)
'The Tudors' gets beheaded, Camelot coming soon! Apr 14, 2009
Or go backward and do a series on Henry IV or Richard III. There's so much historical geeking out to do and any number of actors who would give their heads for the opportunity. Login to InteractBlog InfoWhere the good people in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire and southern Maine post recaps, reviews and reactions to TV shows, movies, celebrity news, music, award shows and other fun stuff. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Melrose Academic Achievers Apr 10, 2009
Melrose - The following Melrose residents have been named to the honor roll for the second trimester of the 2008-2009 academic year at Our Lady of Nazareth Academy: First Honors: Katrina Kohier-Tiedeman, Kathryn Graf, Rebecca Lysiak, Janie Marsan-Ndam and Caroline Van Allen Second Honors: Genevieve Flatley, Kristen DeLillo and Savannah Sharad Third Honors: Stephanie Comppen, Kathryne Beagan, Anne McMenamin, Angela Dale, Margaret Hahesy and Courtney Hall *** Ryan Wiklund of Melrose, a student at... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Wilmington student wins when Shakespeare meets Kabuki Apr 3, 2009
Wilmington student Timothy Barnard, class of 2011, was a member of the cast as St. John s Prep won top honors at the 2009 Massachusetts High School Drama Festival with a Kabuki inspired production of Shakespeare s The Tragedy of Richard III.. The annual festival was held March 26-28 at John Hancock Hall in Boston, following preliminary and semifinal rounds that brought together young actors from 108 high schools across the state. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Weaver (468) Mar 25, 2009
and Richard III and Carol O Brien of Purlear, N.C. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil C. Weaver. Funeral services for Dr. Cecil Don Weaver will be held Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Brenham, with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Bits and pieces of Shakespeare (1) Mar 23, 2009
Richard III and Othello, Connor Bryant. A Midsummer Night s Dream, Mariah Shay. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
All the worlds a stage Mar 16, 2009
I have seen his films which are great, obviously, but his Shakespeare work is really beautiful, said Russell Beale who has worked with Mendes on about seven other stage productions including Othello (at the Royal National Theatre), Troilus and Cressida, and Richard III (At the Royal Shakespeare Company) and Chekovs Uncle Vanya (at the Donmar Warehouse). At 48, Russell Beale is himself a highly acclaimed stage actor and has been acknowledged as being the greatest stage actor of his generation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Arab culture goes stateside Mar 7, 2009
The exhibits and performances include a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's Richard III and a human-sized Kaleidoscope. The BBC's Philippa Thomas reports. (BBC News)
Sleuthing software can reassemble deleted photos Mar 1, 2009
It is an example of a sophisticated technique called file carving restoring the contents of a file after the identifying information that accompanies it has been removed or lost said Golden G. Richard III, a professor of computer science at the University of New Orleans, who has also written a file-carving application. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Playing against the odds Feb 28, 2009
Some of the better performances I've seen over the years Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Richard Griffiths in The History Boys, Ian McKellen in the stage version of his Richard III have got Oliviers. On the other hand things I would have killed to see Ralph Fiennes as Oedipus Rex, for instance are not even nominated. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Arab festival opens at Kennedy Center in DC Feb 24, 2009
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Cast of thousands cheers for NIDA's 50th birthday Feb 18, 2009
His mother had pressed him into public speaking lessons with the local vicar and soon after he found himself performing a monologue from Richard III at the Hobart auditions for NIDA.. "It was bizarre. I knew nothing about theatre and had never even seen a play, but they sent me a telegram saying: 'You can come if you want to'," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Studying with Shakespeare Feb 18, 2009
Bettinger, a history major, had more ambiguities with her book on Richard III, whose title is too long to say, let alone print ... But as she sat and studied for four months in the Elizabethan style reading room, she realized the project could turn into her senior thesis, which analyzes the literary character of Richard III.. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
VARIETY: Arts & Entertainment Briefing Feb 10, 2009
This summer s 10th annual festival will feature Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream and Richard III. Both shows will run in rotation from June 12 through July 12 ... Richard III wages his own private war as he murders, manipulates, and marries his way to the throne ... A Midsummer Night s Dream and Richard III will be performed at the Festival Stage in Lower City Park. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Wyoming and Lincoln throughout the years Feb 8, 2009
THEATER: Goes to the theater four times to see Edwin Booth, brother of his future assassin, play Richard III, Julius Caesar, Shylock and Hamlet. 1865. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
