The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon is currently previewing, as Henry VI: Rebellion and Wars of the Roses, two productions drawn from Henry VI Parts 2 and 3. The plays have also been hugely important to the modern more
John Wyver writes: It was sad to learn on Friday of the death at the age of 88 of the great actor Ian Holm. Among the many tributes and obituaries are ones by Michael Billington and more
John Wyver writes: I am thrilled that my book Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History will be published by Bloomsbury in The Arden Shakespeare series on 27 June. It aspires to be an academic study more
John Wyver writes:Most of my waking hours are currently occupied in compiling the index to my book Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History. Not sure if I've mentioned this before, but this is to be published by more
I have written a book (well, almost) - and now that it is on Amazon and the website of the publisher Bloomsbury - I feel I can make a modest announcement. Publication is not until next June, but it more
With just over a week until our release of the 1965 BBC-Royal Shakespeare Company production The Wars of the Roses as a 3-disc DVD box set, we are delighted to present here The Making of The Wars of the Roses. more
We are delighted to confirm that our exclusive 3-disc DVD of The Wars of the Roses will be released on Tuesday 28 June. Adapted from the Henry VI plays and Richard III by William Shakespeare, this is the Royal Shakespeare Company production filmed by the more
A time there was when very Sunday morning I contributed a list of reading and viewing that I had found interesting during the previous week. To mark this blog rising once again from decrepitude, here is a selection for today. • more