Multicultural Shakespeare 

Sunday April 27, 2014 --------- Victoria and Albert Museum

This two part event, curated by professor Tony Howard and Suman Bhuchar, will explore what Shakespeare means in today’s multicultural Britain, and how Black and Asian artistic communities are responding to the Bard and his work. Shakespeare is a mirror for British cultural identity, its anxieties and ambitions. Who performs Shakespeare, when and how, helps define who we are as a community and how, collectively we see ourselves changing. Are Shakespeare’s texts a ‘tool for self expression and cultural exchange’ and does theatre reflect the changes in our society? 

A day of debates where leading practitioners will share their insights and experiences.Speakers include: Bill Alexander, Iqbal Khan, Cush Jumbo, Danny Sapani, Tim Supple & David Tse Ka-Shing.  Supported by theatrevoice.com, the leading audio resource for theatre.

Tickets: £8/£5 for each event; £12.00 (8.00 concessions) for the full day (both sessions).

For details of the programme more see below.

The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Richard II reached London's Southbank in March 2014. See a rehearsal clip here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8qntjk-x1g

THE GREAT DEBATES

A morning and afternoon of dynamic conversations featuring leading theatre practitioners and excerpts from historic multicultural productions of Shakespeare's plays.

 

(Loudon Sainthill costume design for Paul Robeson as Othello, Stratford 1959)

Sun 27 April 2014 11:00 Seminar Room Three

Join directors and actors including Bill Alexander, Iqbal Khan, Cush Jumbo, Danny Sapani and Tim Supple for a day of talks exploring what Shakespeare means in today’s multicultural Britain, and how Black and Asian artistic communities are responding to the Bard and his work.

Acting Shakespeare: Who’s Playing Who?
11.00-13.00.

This event is coordinated by the University of Warwick’s AHRC-funded project, Multicultural Shakespeare 1930-2010. The event is curated by Suman Bhuchar and Tony Howard.

£8 (£5 concessions) for this session
£12.00 (£8 concessions) for the full day (both sessions)