Saturday, September 30, 2006


Here is some updated news about Shakespeare:


 


101 ways to massacre Shakespeare (Reuters)
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants.

ABC News (Aus.) - Fringe artists work over The Bard
Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants - the Edinburgh Fringe richly deserves its reputation for artistic anarchy.

101 ways to massacre Shakespeare (Reuters)
Reuters - Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants.


Special session may lay groundwork for January
Pignanelli: A twist of Shakespeare's King Macbeth oration offers the best description of the activity surrounding tax reform in the upcoming special session: "a tale ... full of sound and fury, signif...

Talking Film: Macbeth - Shakespeare in the 'hood (VIC)
WHEN 19 September WHERE ACMI Cinemas, Melbourne Preview screening of Geoffrey Wright's Macbeth, followed by discussion with Macbeth director Geoffrey Wright & producer Jenni Tosi and special guest Marion Potts, Associate Director 2006 from the Bell Shakespeare company. [more...]

Contest Crazy 8/15
Hello Everyone! On this Day August 15th....... 1057: In events later used by William Shakespeare in one of his greatest tragedies, the Scottish king Macbeth is killed by Malcolm Canmore, the son of King Duncan I, whom Macbeth had murdered 17 years before. 1534: Saint Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of men, in Paris, France. 1935: American humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post are killed when their plane crashes in Alaska. 1939: The film version of The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, ...

Macbeth auditions to be held at USD
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre will hold auditions for Macbeth, Shakespeare's towering classic, from 7 to 10 p.m. Aug.

Mad About 'Macbeth'
2006 sees two new big screen versions of Shakespeare's tragedy, including a local one set in Melbourne's gangland.