Tamara RitthalerMar 9, 20224 min read"Meeting Richard" by Tamara RitthalerSince I was a Lower Sixth student studying Richard III, two things have been very clear to me: first, I love Shakespeare’s plays, and...
Mark CassidyOct 12, 20212 min readWhatever Happens - HAPPENS!An abiding memory from Once-upon-a-drama-school, long, long ago, is of a fellow student’s comic impressions of the school’s principal....
Fergus RattiganJun 29, 20213 min readResetting the Type, by Fergus RattiganThey say a director makes up their mind about you within 30 seconds of walking in the door. This is the fun of the actor’s game: you need...
Mark CassidyApr 27, 20212 min read"Give my compliments to the Chef..."If music be the food of love, you might have some kind of Synaesthesia going on, there. It seems there are about 80 different types of...
Larissa OatesApr 6, 20219 min readWhat’s In A Name?I recently discovered a very fascinating article that changed everything about Shakespeare for me. It was a transcript from a 2016...
Lizzie Conrad-HughesFeb 13, 20213 min readSlickspeare: Slick, or a bit too Slick?When did slickness become the keyword in Shakespeare (and other theatrical) reviews? Much rehearsal-room time and energy are given to...
Mark CassidyJan 27, 20212 min readFrom Zounds! - to Zoom: A brief, personal history of close encounters with ‘The Computer’.Once upon a not-so-very long, L-O-N-G ago, together with a small band of fellow teachers-in-training, I was beckoned into a tutorial with...
Valentina VinciDec 31, 20203 min readShakespeare for All and All for ShakespeareEarlier today I sat down at my London desk firmly determined to finally write an intelligent article about how to perform Shakespeare...
shakesceneshakespeDec 29, 20201 min read"Our" Tamara wrote something ..Tamara Ritthaler, one of our finest actors and educators, has written some reflections on her 2020 . Check out her blog post here:...
shakesceneshakespeDec 22, 20203 min readWelcome to the Shake-Scene Blog Page: What Shakes Your Spear?So, that’s our question: What shakes your spear? We’ve decided to start this blog page to get our personal and collective spears shaking....