William Shakespeare

The crown meets the criminals. Welcome to England. Hal wasn't born to be king. Only now, it seems, he will be. His father longs for him to leave behind his friends in the taverns of Eastcheap, most notably the infamous John Falstaff. War is on the horizon. But will Hal ever come good? Adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke, Player Kings brings together two of Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, in a visionary new version. It opened at the Noël Coward Theatre, London, in 2024, before embarking on a UK tour. It was directed by Robert Icke, with a cast including Toheeb Jimoh, Richard Coyle and Ian McKellen as Falstaff. 'Robert Icke is the great hope of British theatre' Time Out

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Prokhodjat stoletija, no pesy velikogo anglijskogo dramaturga Uiljama Shekspira prodolzhajut privlekat vnimanie chitatelej i zritelej. Sekret bessmertija ego proizvedenij ne tolko v obraznosti jazyka i jarkosti personazhej. Sterzhnem shekspirovskikh pes javljajutsja silnye chelovecheskie chuvstva i strasti. Dvizhimye ljubovju, zhazhdoj mesti, tscheslaviem ili zavistju, geroi Shekspira ne ostavljajut nas ravnodushnymi, potomu chto vse eti chuvstva i strasti - vechny. I esche odna iz glavnykh tem - istochnik ljuboj strasti i ljubogo poroka - svoevolie i neoborimaja potrebnost "vzjat svoe". Strashnyj deviz "kazhdomu svoe" nachertan nad vkhodom v sozdannyj Shekspirom ad bolshikh i malykh, no vsegda smertonosnykh strastej. "Korol Lir", "Burja" prinadlezhat pozdnemu periodu tvorchestva Uiljama Shekspira; v obeikh pesakh glavnyj geroj - starejuschij vlastitel, a tema - rasstavanie s vlastju. Tragediju "Korol Lir" mnogie nazyvajut velichajshim iz vsekh tvorenij Shekspira. Blok pisal: "Tragedii Romeo, Otello, dazhe Makbeta i Gamleta, mogut pokazatsja detskimi rjadom s etoj. Zdes prostejshim i vsem ponjatnym jazykom govoritsja o samom tajnom, o chem i govorit strashno...". K samym uspeshnym i populjarnym na stsene pesam Shekspira otnosjat i "Burju"; ee zhanr obychno opredeljajut kak "romanticheskaja skazka", khotja fakticheski eto tragikomedija. Eto - poslednjaja pesa Shekspira, napisannaja bez soavtorov, ego proschanie s teatrom. "Makbet" tozhe o vlasti, pravda, prodlivshejsja nedolgo. Tri zagadochnykh prorochestva sbyvajutsja, Makbet zakhvatyvaet tron Shotlandii... Eto odna iz samykh mrachnykh i zhestokikh tragedij Shekspira.

Mnogie personazhi Shekspira stali naritsatelnymi, voshli v nash povsednevnyj obikhod - no nikomu iz nikh v etom otnoshenii ne sravnitsja s junymi Romeo i Dzhulettojiz srednevekovoj Verony i surovym venetsianskim mavrom Otello, prevrativshikhsja v simvoly velikoj, bezgranichnoj ljubvi ili zhestokoj, vyzhigajuschej dushu revnosti." Romeo i Dzhuletta" i "Otello" - ne prosto genialnye pesy. Oni budut zhit stolko zhe, skolko budut suschestvovat sredi ljudej chuvstva ljubvi i revnosti, a znachit - vsegda!

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Created in partnership with Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust, this remarkable collection includes thirty-six abridged plays from Shakespeare's First Folio, exuberantly illustrated by Emily Sutton. Young hams, drama queens, and lovers of old-time language, rejoice Four hundred years after its publication, Shakespeare's First Folio has found a brand-new crop of enthusiasts. This gorgeous collection comprises all the plays in the original volume--fourteen comedies, ten histories, and twelve tragedies--each edited so it can be performed by eight to twelve children age seven and up in under twenty minutes. Lovingly abridged by Dr. Anjna Chouhan, a senior lecturer at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's First Folio: The Plays: A Children's Edition uses the original language, allowing kids a taste of choice words such as sluggardized and rampallian as well as famous lines like "Friends, Romans, countrymen" and "Once more unto the breach." Lavishly and energetically illustrated by Emily Sutton, whose meticulous research was inspired by the holdings of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, this keepsake volume is designed to ensure that every child has a positive first experience with the Bard and to preserve his legacy for future generations.

With seething rage Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most influential works. Corruption and treachery bring this story to life as the king's ghost demands that his son get revenge on his uncle Claudius for pouring poison in his ear. With his mother married to Claudius the new king Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy as they set out to get revenge. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language. Works of Romeo and Juliet, Othello, A Mid Summer's Night Dream and The Taming of the Shrew have been taught and been on stage since they were written. His influence on culture is far more reaching as he has invented many of the words that we are using today. Shakespeare's plays, "Hamlet" is considered by many his masterpiece. The role of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is considered the jewel in the crown of a triumphant theatrical career

This new edition of Macbeth includes helpful annotations, unique illustrations, and a commentary on the birds hidden in this fascinating play. ---- Macbeth is a tale of witches, deception, secrecy, and superstition. It is also a tale of loyalty, honor, relationships, and God. But of the many motifs of Macbeth, those revolving around nature and the supernatural are central. Some of these superstitions are hidden in the feathers of birds flitting throughout the play. Despite their number, they often remain unnoticed in the greater scope of the story. But they are not included as merely a background prop nor mentioned by happenstance, rather, the birds are often used to characterize a person or give meaning to a scene's atmosphere. Yet to the modern reader, most of these birds mean little besides name, shape, and perhaps color if the reader is well-versed in bird species. Understanding them allows for understanding the underlying messages of the play. So, enjoy Shakespeare's thrilling Macbeth and learn about the symbols, omens, and messages throughout this play.----Inside you will find: - An edited, modern, first folio edition of Macbeth- A glossary of terms - Annotations on every page to aid in reading and understanding- A concluding commentary- Unique illustrations of the birds mentioned in the play

Together with a newly commissioned introduction, this book includes a facsimile of one of Eric Ravilious’s finest illustrated works, first published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932 in a limited print run and now considered a masterpiece of typography and illustration. Artist and illustrator Eric Ravilious was fascinated with Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry and drama, both as literature and as visual inspiration. His playful wood engravings depict characters such as Viola, Sebastian, Sir Toby Belch and Malvolio in period costume on imaginary stages or in garden scenes. Decorative borders and vignettes enliven the pages. The Golden Cockerel Press, owned by Robert Gibbings, himself an engraver, was famous for limited-edition, hand-printed books that benefited from the revival of wood engraving after the First World War. The introduction by Alan Powers tells how this edition, growing out of a wider Shakespeare revival, was nearly derailed by the consequences of the economic Depression and how the resourcefulness and determination of those involved with the Press brought about this extraordinary version of Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy.