Marcus BazleyJan 174 minTheatre 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...
Marcus BazleyDec 18, 20213 min38. The Two Noble KinsmenSo, 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 BazleyDec 10, 20213 min37. Henry VIIIHere 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 BazleyDec 2, 20213 min36. The TempestVery much nearing the end of my Shakespeare reading now. The Tempest this week immediately brings back memories of my English A Level,...
Marcus BazleyNov 27, 20213 min35. The Winter’s TaleI’ve seen a couple of productions of The Winter’s Tale – most notably Michael Longhurst’s 2016 production at the Globe’s Wanamaker...
Marcus BazleyNov 22, 20213 min34. CymbelineMy 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 BazleyNov 17, 20213 min33. PericlesI’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 BazleyNov 13, 20213 min32. CoriolanusMy 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 BazleyOct 31, 20213 min31. Antony and CleopatraI 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 BazleyOct 22, 20213 min30. MacbethThis 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 BazleyOct 17, 20214 min29. King LearGot 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 BazleyOct 10, 20213 min28. Timon of AthensMy only previous encounter with Timon of Athens was seeing the 2018 RSC production, directed by Simon Godwin and starring Kathryn Hunter....
Marcus BazleyOct 3, 20213 min27. All’s Well That Ends WellAs 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 BazleySep 24, 20213 min26. Measure For MeasureMeasure 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 BazleySep 16, 20212 min25. OthelloMy reading and writing has become quite disjointed as a result of some ongoing health problems – nothing like a couple of trips to...
Marcus BazleySep 5, 20213 min24. Troilus and CressidaI found Troilus and Cressida a very interesting and (mostly) enjoyable read. I have a very vague memory of having read it several years...
Marcus BazleySep 1, 20213 min23. Twelfth NightMy Shakespeare reading has all gone a bit off-kilter recently. A combination of bursts of intense work and now being laid up with...
Marcus BazleyAug 14, 20212 min22. The Merry Wives Of WindsorThis 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 BazleyAug 7, 20213 min21. HamletIt’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 BazleyJun 6, 20213 min20. Julius CaesarOne 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...