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Monday, March 12, 2012

The Play’s the Thing: Shakespeare for young people by Jude Evans

If Shakespeare has always been considered an integral part of young people’s learning, then the past few years have seen an even greater push towards a creative approach to Shakespeare, ar…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:45PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Play’s the Thing: Enduring love – Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Jude Evans

Shakespeare’s early writings are peppered with the romantic tales of Hermia and Lysander, Rosalind and Orlando, Viola and Orsino. Stage productions abound; they are as popular and ente…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:22AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Play’s the Thing: Shakespeare – from stage to screen by Jude Evans

Coriolanus. Asked to name one of Shakespeare’s plays, it’s probably not the first one that springs to mind. One of Shakespeare’s final tragedies, and perhaps one of his least well know…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:49AM
Monday, October 17, 2011

The Play’s the Thing: Advice for new players by Jude Evans

School education introduces Shakespeare and his contemporaries as texts to be read,  analysed and teased apart, and most university English programmes do little to move beyond this. So what…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:22PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Play’s the Thing: Rupert Goold – Shakespeare for the younger generation by Jude Evans

Speaking to an old school friend about how young people are introduced to Shakespeare showed just how difficult and uninteresting she had found him during her younger years. Being a long-tim…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28PM
Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Play’s the Thing: Should Shakespeare be in the spotlight? by Jude Evans

Following the announcements about 2012’s World Shakespeare Festival, the Bard takes centre stage yet again. Beginning on the great man’s birthday, the festival will coincide with the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:32PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards