Category Archives: Shakespearean Thresholds

Theatrical Thresholds -podcast (KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

The opening session of KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds features Jami Rogers and Ildiko Solti within and without the theatre and performance. Dr Rogers discusses casting politics on stage and in cinema focusing on the portrayal of race in the media (from … Continue reading →

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Kate Aughterson:‘I will tell you the beginning….’: Dramaturgy and Politics in Shakespeare’s Opening Scenes -podcast (KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds)

Posted on June 26, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

In the first plenary of KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds was given by Kate Aughterson with a paper entitled “‘I will tell you the beginning….’: Dramaturgy and Politics in Shakespeare’s Opening Scenes”. She explores the whole Shakespearean corpus looking at the beginnings … Continue reading →

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Richard Wilson: “Come Unto These Yellow Sands” -podcast (KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

The second plenary of KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds was given by our own Richard Wilson. With a talk entitled “Come Unto These Yellow Sands: Shakespeare’s Other Heading”, he explores The Tempest setting it in dialogue with the horrors of the current migrant … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Thresholds -podcast (KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

The second panel of KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds featured philosophical papers from Christian Smith, Sophie Battell and Jessica Chiba. Watch / listen to Christian Smith’s talk on a psychoanalytical reading of Coriolanus and Jessica Chiba discussing being and not-being in Shakespeare. … Continue reading →

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Kelly Hunter: “‘Hamlet, Who’s There’ – Creating a New Production for the Modern World” -podcast (KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

The final session of KiSSiT: Shakespearean Thresholds features Kelly Hunter discussing her adaptation of Hamlet entitled Hamlet, Who’s There? and the process behind it. Kelly Hunter is a highly accomplished actress on stage, film, TV and radio, having been directed by Peter Hall and … Continue reading →