T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" Sep 6, 2009
William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, King Lear, The Tempest, and Titus Andronicus. Edmund Spenser, Prothalmion. (Suite101.com)
24 South St. Notebook Aug 20, 2009
" The fact that city officials and private parties are moving forward leads me to believe they think the city does need something like this.It's not my place to take a stance on whether people should support a theater festival, or support the proposal to tear down Kalet's and build a venue. But I will say this:When I was in college, my friends and I took a trip up the California coast a couple times. Camping along on beaches, the preferred route was to follow the coast just past the border with... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Cleopatra in 19th Century Art Aug 14, 2009
Nonetheless, Shakespeare s Antony and Cleopatra has Cleopatra inquiring about the "pretty worm" of the Nile or a snake with a fatal bite, this scene immortalized in Eugene Delacroix s 1838 Cleopatra and The Peasant. In a painting by fellow French Orientalist Jean Andr; Rixens (1846-1924), the story of the asp is perpetuated, with a stunning glimpse of the dead Cleopatra and her also mortally-bitten handmaiden, while the basket of figs now lies on the floor of the Egyptian queen s final retreat. (Suite101.com)
Region A Work Of Art Jun 19, 2009
Also on Wade Oval, make time for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival on Kulas Community Stage for free outdoor performances of "Antony and Cleopatra," Aug. 1; and "The Winter's Tale," Aug. 2, both at 7 p.m. You can have a picnic on Wade Oval, or enjoy a nearby beer and wine garden with a good view of the stage. Cleveland Yogapalooza. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Sir Ian calls on playwrights to create new roles for older women Jun 6, 2009
"If [playwrights] are just titillated by the stories young people have, they are missing out. Dame Judi Dench currently stars in The Marquis de Sade "If Shakespeare hadn't been interested in older people and people in their prime, we would not have had Antony and Cleopatra, and many other characters. " Stage actress Margaret Tyzack, 77, who won the Oliver Award for best actress in March, said earlier this year that the roles offered to older women were "cliched". Actors' union Equity also made a... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb Apr 17, 2009
During a news conference in Santo Domingo on Wednesday, Martinez saidher team found what it believes is the grave of Mark Antony and Cleopatra ... "I don't really see why there should be a particular connection between that site and Antony and Cleopatra," Baines said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
