Protesters take to the stage at RSC over BP sponsorship

Members of the “Reclaim Shakespeare Company” jump on stage and perform an anti-BP “guerilla Shakespeare” skit in front of theatre audience To mark Shakespeare’s birthday and the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival, a group of merry players calling themselves the “Reclaim Shakespeare Company” took unexpectedly to the stage in Stratford-upon-Avon tonight, just before a … More Protesters take to the stage at RSC over BP sponsorship

On Shakespeare’s birthday, a letter in the Guardian

We were delighted to see this letter published in the Guardian today. Such esteemed signatories! Let the battle for the soul of the RSC commence… =============================================== Today is Shakespeare’s birthday, and marks the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival. Yet what should be an unabashed celebration of Shakespeare’s continued relevance to our world has been … More On Shakespeare’s birthday, a letter in the Guardian