Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary – The Legacy of His Forgotten Plays
A quick Google search crowns A Midsummer’s Night Dream as Shakespeare’s most popular play. I hated it, but that may also have just been because of secondary school. Give me…
“Woke” Shakespeare: To What Extent Does Gender Matter?
I’m an avid Shakespeare fan. I attend as many live productions as I (and my bank account) can permit, and I have noticed a recent increase in performances which alter…
Fringe 2022: Hamlet: The Play The Panto The Musical
A rip-roaring reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, Hamlet: The Play The Panto The Musical, is a riotous romp through an age-old story. Wonderfully wacky, and full of charm,…
Review: Edinburgh University ShakeSoc’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Have you ever thought of Shakespeare as a funny, timeless, and relatable playwright? If not, the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will undoubtedly change your mind. Right…
Review: Scottish Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mischief and magic abound in the Scottish Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fairies munch on Kellogg’s cereal, human men transform into dancing donkeys, beds rise into the sky, and tousled-hair children…
