The stories about people in Italy entertaining one another during a period of quarantine from the Black Death inspired not only Shakespeare but young writer Rebekah King, who we have teamed up with to launch our competition for short dramas written in the style of the Decameron collection but in a modern setting. 

Our new series on our digital online platform Sharing Shakespeare begins with internationally produced Rebekah King's The Lady's Mad, Friday, May 29th at 4pm.

The last in this current and fascinating series of blogs from our Associate Director Bill Alexander on rehearsing Shakespeare focuses on what happens in the rehearsal room. 

We examine Shakespeare and Food in a Q and A with Dr Roberta Situlin followed by a reading of the short new play Ophelia Herb Woman, by Maggie Rose. Come and join us. Thursday, May 21, at 4pm.

This is the penultimate blog in our Associate Director Bill Alexander's current series on Rehearsing Shakespeare. But don't worry Part Two will be close on the heels of this series! Here Bill explains with his astute insight and expertise the importance of always keeping focus on the performance and the experience of the audience. 

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Collette Parker