John Wyver writes: Two years ago I compiled a list of stuff - books, films, journalism, television, exhibitions, online elements - that I had enjoyed, appreciated, learned from and generally been cheered by over the previous twelve months. Herewith, more
David Warner, who played Henry VI in Peter Hall and John Barton's landmark RSC production of The Wars of the Roses in 1963, has died aged 80. Broadcast by the BBC in 1965 and released on DVD and download by more
The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon is currently previewing, as Henry VI: Rebellion and Wars of the Roses, two productions drawn from Henry VI Parts 2 and 3. The plays have also been hugely important to the modern more
John Wyver writes: It must have been the summer of 2000 when I took a call from Antony Sher's agent. The actor was coming to the end of nearly a year's run in Macbeth. The exceptionally more
John Wyver writes: another selection of stuff that has caught my attention over the past week, kicking off with four essential analyses of contemporary geo-politics - as usual, I am more than grateful to those on my Twitter timeline and more
John Wyver writes: I am happy to report that today is the official date for the paperback publication of my book Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History. Bloomsbury more
John Wyver writes: For those of us who have been working in screen adaptations of stage performances it feels as if, in the specific as well as the general, over the past three weeks the world has turned upside down. more
With four days of holidays stretching ahead, here are some suggestions of streaming and download treats from Illuminations. New titles are now available including Being Shakespeare, Art of Faith II and Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning speech, Art, Truth & Politics. more
John Wyver writes: Maybe this post will go a step, or indeed several such, too far. But humour me. I started out from a tiny moment of pleasure this morning when I saw that Andy Dickson had reviewed in more
John Wyver writes: So it's the official publication day for Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History. My thanks to The Arden Shakespeare for taking this on, to Gregory Doran and other colleagues at the RSC for all more