Press Releases
Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary year, 2016, will not only be a celebration of dead white males
Researchers from the Multicultural Shakespeare in Britain Project at the University of Warwick are set to launch a new online Shakespeare performance database on 15 Jan 2016 that holds three years of research which documents and contextualises BAME performers’ crucial yet undervalued contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare - our greatest cultural symbol of ‘Britishness’.
English lecturer to tell the history of Black and Asian Shakespearean theatre at acclaimed photography exhibition
Warwick University’s Professor Tony Howard is discussing the history of Black and Asian Shakespearean theatre in Britain and introducing the exhibition ‘Tell my story’ which celebrates Black performers’ crucial but undervalued contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare - the greatest cultural symbol of ‘Britishness’.
First ever online network for female African playwrights launched
Researchers at the University of Warwick have launched the first ever online network for female African playwrights, the AWPN (African Women’s Playwright Network).
Warwick psychiatrist’s research inspires play
The huge challenges of caring for a teenager with psychosis is being brought to the stage in a new play by an Olivier award-winning writer.
Theatre groups receive funding for Fringe Festival success
Two theatre groups from the University of Warwick have received financial support to help take their shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year and are pulling in the crowds.
Mike Leigh interviewed at the University of Warwick after receiving an Honourary Doctor of Letters, "The future of British cinema is very bright"
Mike Leigh gave a podcast interview yesterday (14 July) at the University of Warwick immediately after receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. He believes, "The future of British cinema is very bright".
Pioneering British writer and director Mike Leigh discusses his career, some of the challenges he has faced, the future of the British Film industry and gives advice to fellow graduates of the University of Warwick.