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Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Monday 24 February - Saturday 7 March 2020
10 days of performances and events celebrating the work of William Shakespeare.
To tie-in with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s visit to Nottingham in 2020, Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall are delighted to present their very own Celebrating Shakespeare Festival, taking over the Theatre Royal for 10 days of activities and events.
Centred around the RSC’s performances of Measure for Measure, As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew, the festival will be packed with an assortment of interactive workshops, mini lectures, storytelling sessions and musical performances to surprise and delight, all celebrating Shakespeare’s enduring legacy.
From professional development workshop with the fearless HandleBards and a comedy improv night, to fascinating talks with Shakespeare scholars and RSC Artistic Director, Gregory Doran, there’s plenty to sample. And if you ever wondered what the Bard has to do with Bingo, now’s your chance to find out!
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Celebrating Shakespeare Festival: #MeToo and Measure For MeasureIn this pre-show talk, Dr Peter Kirwan from the University of Nottingham explores the relevance of Measure For Measure for a world where misconduct in public office is rarely out of the headlines.Shakespeare's Measure For MeasureWhen a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her. Part of the Celebrating Shakespeare Festival.
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Celebrating Shakespeare Festival: Rosalind, Boy Actors & Shakespeare's WomenActor and Shakespeare scholar Rebecca Morris, explores cross-dressing and the role of women in Shakespeare's canon in this pre-show talk.
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Celebrating Shakespeare Festival: The HandleBards Professional Development WorkshopLed by the Artistic Directors of the HandleBards, one of the UKs most innovative theatre companies, this workshop will explore their collaborative approach and physical methods of exploring Shakespeare's text..jpg&action=MediaGallery)
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