Marcus Bazley
Theatre Must Be Subsidised
How can the theatre industry possibly recover from Covid-19? This is one of the questions that I have been asking myself repeatedly over...
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Marcus Bazley
- Dec 18, 2021
- 3 min
38. The Two Noble Kinsmen
So, here we are. On the 6th January this year (2021), I started reading The Taming of the Shrew, and on the 15th December, I finished...
Marcus Bazley
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
37. Henry VIII
Here we go then, the final two. Henry VIII is one of those plays that I almost certainly would never have read if it hadn’t been for this...
Marcus Bazley
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
36. The Tempest
Very much nearing the end of my Shakespeare reading now. The Tempest this week immediately brings back memories of my English A Level,...
Marcus Bazley
- Nov 27, 2021
- 3 min
35. The Winter’s Tale
I’ve seen a couple of productions of The Winter’s Tale – most notably Michael Longhurst’s 2016 production at the Globe’s Wanamaker...
Marcus Bazley
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
34. Cymbeline
My first feeling on reading Cymbeline was shock that this play is so little known and so rarely performed. Of all of Shakespeare’s plays,...
Marcus Bazley
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
33. Pericles
I’m trying to catch up on my Shakespeare reading a bit so I should get through two this week. First up, is Pericles. My main knowledge of...
Marcus Bazley
- Nov 13, 2021
- 3 min
32. Coriolanus
My reading was interrupted last week by a bit of a setback in my progress back to full health. This meant I ended up reading Coriolanus...
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
31. Antony and Cleopatra
I feel like Antony and Cleopatra is one of those plays that you know and yet really don’t know at the same time. It still conjures up...
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
30. Macbeth
This has been another week where I have been struck by what a fantastic experience it is to read Shakespeare’s plays one after the other...
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
29. King Lear
Got a couple of the big guns coming up now. King Lear this week and Macbeth next week. It’s always interesting to come to these ‘great’...
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
28. Timon of Athens
My only previous encounter with Timon of Athens was seeing the 2018 RSC production, directed by Simon Godwin and starring Kathryn Hunter....
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
27. All’s Well That Ends Well
As has often been the case during my work through of Shakespeare’s plays, the ones that I’m most looking forward to reading have been a...
Marcus Bazley
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
26. Measure For Measure
Measure For Measure is a challenging play. That doesn’t mean that it is a bad play by any means, but it is one that requires a lot of...
Marcus Bazley
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
25. Othello
My reading and writing has become quite disjointed as a result of some ongoing health problems – nothing like a couple of trips to...
Marcus Bazley
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
24. Troilus and Cressida
I found Troilus and Cressida a very interesting and (mostly) enjoyable read. I have a very vague memory of having read it several years...
Marcus Bazley
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
23. Twelfth Night
My Shakespeare reading has all gone a bit off-kilter recently. A combination of bursts of intense work and now being laid up with...
Marcus Bazley
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
22. The Merry Wives Of Windsor
This is a very strange play! And, I have to say, I don’t think it’s a very good one. It’s certainly one that I feel is only ever...
Marcus Bazley
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
21. Hamlet
It’s been nearly two months since my last Shakespeare blog. I actually read Hamlet nearly a month ago, but I’ve hardly had a moment to...
Marcus Bazley
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
20. Julius Caesar
One of the remarkable things that struck me this week, as I sat down to read Julius Caesar, was that I’m over halfway through my...
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