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Shakespeare and the ladies

  The statue of Shakespeare in Poets’ Corner From the earliest of times, Shakespeare’s works have been specially admired by women. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the “Sociable Letter” written by...

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Michael Drayton’s Poly-olbion

Michael Drayton On 23 December 1631 the poet Michael Drayton died at his lodgings in Fleet Street, London. He was so highly regarded by his contemporaries that he was buried in Westminster Abbey with...

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Shakespeare and the Georgians

The 1741 statue of Shakespeare in Poet’s Corner 2014, it seems, is going to be the year of the Georgians, with several different exhibitions looking at different aspects of life in the period covering...

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Celebrating Shakespeare and Purcell with the Orchestra of the Swan

Henry Purcell Stratford-upon-Avon’s own chamber orchestra, the Orchestra of the Swan, is currently celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th anniversary by performing four concerts of music inspired by his work....

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Finding a place for Philip Larkin in Poet’s Corner

Philip Larkin On Friday 2 December a ledger stone bearing the name of Philip Larkin will be placed in Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, alongside writers such as Thomas Hardy, Edmund Spenser and of...

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Aphra Behn, the first professional woman writer

Aphra Behn, painted by Mary Beale In England, after Shakespeare’s death there followed a period of tremendous change, with the Civil War and execution of the reigning king, Charles 1, followed by the...

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Hall, Barton and Goodwin: three grand old men of the RSC

Peter Hall as he was when taking over the RSC, circa 1961 At the end of August it begins to feel that summer is coming to a close and autumn is on its way. While this can feel like the time when things...

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Restoring John Cheere’s Shakespeare statue

Stratford’s Town Hall August 2021 Stratford-upon-Avon’s  Town Hall is one of the most important of the town’s buildings, associated with Shakespeare through its dedication at the time of the Garrick...

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