#MindTheBard 2025: round-up At least I’m used to #MindTheBard weeks (and challenge weeks in general) being derailed by now… Yes, the previously mentioned tiring month at work had me completely run down almost befo…

BLOG POST: Mind The Bard 2025 round-up

In the year of Hamlets...

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It wouldn't be a Shakespeare week without a trip to The Globe, would it? Press night for Troilus and Cressida!

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#MindTheBard 2025: “The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance, be thine in great revenue!” – Troilus and Cressida preview Although named after two Trojan lovers, Troilus and Cressida mostly focuses on the events that take place towards the end of Homer’s Iliad. After Menelaus’ queen Helen left Sparta wit…

PREVIEW: Troilus and Cressida at The Globe

A rarely-performed play that was probably due a return.

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To be at a Hamlet, or not be at a Hamlet?

I chose the former.

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It's a bloodfest for the next round of #MindTheBard! I'm back at Hampstead Theatre and really intrigued to see what Max Webster has done with Titus Andronicus.

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English Kings Killing Foreigners O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention… Nina Bowers and Philip Arditti are experienced members of the Globe Ensemble, having performed in various Shakespea…

This was one of my favourite shows of last year (wp.me/p5iPbU-b9V), and I'm so glad I got the chance to see it again.

Here's a reminder of my review from @camdenpt.bsky.social...

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For today's edition of #MindTheBard, we explore the enduring relevance of Shakespeare's works and what goes into the creation of a new production. Plus nationality, nationalism, identity, genocide... They pack a lot in!

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Born With Teeth Born With Teeth Photo credit: Johan Persson “Oh Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth!” How many early modern playwrights does it take to tell the story of Henry VI? Liz Duffy Adams’ two-hand…

Here's a reminder of my thoughts from press night...

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It could only be a return to Born With Teeth!

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Current reading material - any clues as to which show I saw tonight..?

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Hamlet (Chichester 2025) Somehow, despite it being probably the most performed Shakespeare play of them all, Justin Audibert’s production of Hamlet is the very first to be staged on the Chichester Festival Theatre si…

REVIEW: Hamlet at the Minerva Theatre

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"The fencing scene is a definite highlight"

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The first show of #MindTheBard 2025 is Hamlet at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester.

Nothing like starting with a bit of a marathon effort..!

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Challenge Week 2025: Mind The Bard Roll call! So far there has been Mind The Bard, Mind The Bard: 2 Bard 2 Spurious, Mind The Bard 3: Hospital Shift, Mind The Bard 4: Tyrant Fever, and Mind The Bard 5: You’re Bard. This time (…

ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Challenge Week!

Introducing #MindTheBard: Revenge of the Sixth

Taking place between 27 September & 3 October...

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