William Shakespeare

Let's play-read A Midsummer Night's Dream next Thursday! Clic on the pic for a plain English guide to having a great party! buff.ly/2s6cnP1

It's nearly midsummer, so time for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Clic on the pic for the Intro to our edition, which gives you loads of fun scenes to play, and productions to watch, and both Modern First Folio and One Hour versions. Enjoy! buff.ly/2Mp5WQL

Does Desdemona contribute to Othello's jealousy? We've recently published a post on this, but there's more. We ran a play-reading of Othello in '15 and explored this issue in more detail. Clic on the pic for more: buff.ly/2JsnNIq

Clic on the pic to play-read one of the dramatic highlights of Othello, where Othello and Desdemona talk about the handkerchief which she has lost: buff.ly/2JbYYk2

Looking for adaptations of Shakespeare's plays for production or play-reading? Here's 11 adaptations: 8 for children; 4 supporting cue scripts; cast lists; & highlight text. Clic on the pic to access all 11 adaptations: buff.ly/2lSpKiM

Here's a list of scenes you can explore and read on your own. Click on the link to choose from over two dozen scenes you can explore: buff.ly/2LXykJg

We've explored the character of Iago and Desdemona, so now it's time to look at Othello himself. Clic on the pic to explore Othello's speeches in three key scenes: A1S3; A3S3; A5S2. - How the man changes! buff.ly/2JhbDhq

If you can get 3 of you together, you can have enormous fun playing over two dozen scenes for 3 players from many plays. Clic on the pic to make your choice! buff.ly/2LWyS21

Does Desdemona's behaviour make her own death more likely? Clic on the pic to explore her speeches in A1S3 and A3S3 and then make up your own mind. buff.ly/2Js5tyt

Why does Iago want to destroy Othello? Clic on the pic to find out by exploring key speeches of Iago in Act 1 of Othello buff.ly/2xFmvV8

One of the most dramatic parts of Othello is A3S3 where Iago introduces the thought of jealousy to Othello. Clic on the pic to explore that scene: buff.ly/2GJg2aT

Clic on the pic to explore Act 4 Scen 2 of Othello where his distruct of Desdemona becomes apparent: buff.ly/2kh5Sp0

It's June, and Othello is our new Play of the Month. We start with a 5-* review of the best production I have seen. Clic on the pic for the review: buff.ly/2J3XeIK

A 5-* review of an extrordinary production of The Merchant of Venice. Henry Goodman is exceptional as Shylock; Trevor Nunn displays his magic as RSC director; please watch this production. Clic on the pic for the review: buff.ly/2KLFyi6

Here's an overview of the process for running play-readings with our software. This complements our recent posts on how to throw a Shakespeare party, and how to use cue scripts; cast lists and highlit text. Clic on the pic for more. buff.ly/2GuCgkW

It's really quite easy - and a lot of fun - to run a Shakespeare play-reading. Clic on the pic of Shakespeare and his friends play-reading, to find out how: buff.ly/2s6cnP1

Learn how to (improve) your editing of Shakespeare's plays with Aileen Gonsalves top ten tips!!! buff.ly/2s4VZyk

Here's a One Hour version of Hamlet! You can play-read it with from 2 - 9 players. As with all our One Hour adaptations, it supports cue scripts; cast lists; and highlit text. Clic on the pic for more. buff.ly/2IBLjON

Here's another of our One Hour adaptations, this time of The Merchant of Venice. Adapted by Aileen Gonsalves, RSC director, it can be play-read by 2 - 8 players who can use cast lists; cue scripts; and highlit text. Clic on the pic for more: buff.ly/2FRVbSg

Here's another One Hour adaptation by Aileen Gonsalves - this time it's Romeo and Juliet. You can playread it with 2 - 8 players, and use cast lists, cue scripts, and highlight text. Clic on the pic to find out more: buff.ly/2IqKH1M