Washington, DC – The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare materials, is expanding access to its digital collection by offering free online access to over 20,000 images from the library’s holdings.
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A 400-year-old volume of Shakespeare stolen in England a decade ago and valued at 15 million pounds (USD 30 million) has been recovered after a man walked into a library in Washington and asked to have it authenticated.
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Washington, DC - “Now Thrive the Armorers”: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare brings visitors face-to-face with a wide-ranging collection of armor and weaponry from Shakespeare's world.
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The Fulton's Eichmann Family Theatre Series continues in February with a remounted production of last season's Macbeth: blood in - blood out. This modern twist on a Shakespeare classic enthralled adults and introduced a new generation of theatregoers to the greatest writer in the English language. Hailed as "...an original, streetwise retelling of the classic tragedy 'Macbeth'" (New Era, 2007), Macbeth will be at the Fulton on February 22nd & 23rd in the 4th Floor Studio Theatre.
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Charles Francois Gounod (1818-1893) was one of many composers in the 19th century whose works were based on Shakespeare's dramas. With a libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carre, the opera was first sung at Theatre Lyrique, Paris in April 1867.
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Othello is considered to be the most difficult Shakespeare play to stage, but the 17-year-old Bell Shakespeare Company says it finally is brave enough to give it a go.
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On the fortieth anniversary of this groundbreaking modern classic, The Studio Theatre returns to Tom Stoppard's first play. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead takes place behind the scenes of Shakespeare's great tragedy, as Hamlet's two schoolmates find themselves the reluctant heroes of their own play, driven forward by the plot of Hamlet itself.
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Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced principal casting for The Taming of the Shrew March 10-18, 2007 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The National Ballet has created a pre-show programme entitled Shakespeare in Motion and will offer a special March Break ticket price.
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Centaur Theatre Company invites audiences to enjoy the world's most famous love story, brought to life within the storied brick walls of the intimate Centaur 1 theatre space. This Romeo & Juliet will celebrate Shakespeare's genius, the intoxicating elixir of all-consuming love mixed with star-crossed sorrow - a mesmerizing theatrical journey for lovers young and old.
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Featuring dazzling set and costume design and a spectacular ensemble performance led by Olivier Award-winner, Eve Best, Samuel West's magical new production of AS YOU LIKE IT is delighting audiences at the Crucible. Shakespeare's enchanting comedy sees Rosalind banished into the forest with her friend, Celia. Disguised as a boy she comes across her beloved Orlando and challenges him to woo the woman he loves"¦
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The Shakespeare Theatre Company will host its 20th Annual Gala on Sunday, March 4, 2007, at theAndrew W. Mellon Auditorium (1301 Constitution Avenue NW ). At the gala, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's core company members will be honored with the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (the Will Award) in recognition of their distinguished work in classical theatre.
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The Shakespeare Theatre Company ReDiscovery Series features free staged readings of the "lost"Â plays of Shakespeare- Edward III, The History of Cardenio and Sir Thomas More - at the Lansburgh Theatre on February 12, April 23 and May 14. These readings are included in the Company's Shakespeare In Washington programming and made possible through the generous support of Ann K. Morales, and Jean and David Greer.
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