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REVIEW: The Lady's Mad

14 December 2018
REVIEW: The Lady's Mad

REVIEW: The Lady's Mad

14 December 2018

Elizabeth Hardy reviews The Lady's Mad at Holy Trinity, 1st December We have seen the turbulent 1640s dramatised very recently in the RSC’s 2017 Mischief…


INTERVIEW: Simon Godwin, RSC director of Timon of Athens

13 December 2018
INTERVIEW: Simon Godwin, RSC director of Timon of Athens

INTERVIEW: Simon Godwin, RSC director of Timon of Athens

13 December 2018

Director Simon Godwin has had major successes at the Royal Shakespere Company — with recent productions of Hamlet and Two Gentleman of Verona — here Gill…


Show us your Christmas jumper!

13 December 2018
Show us your Christmas jumper!

Show us your Christmas jumper!

13 December 2018

If there seems to be more people than usual donning garish knitted numbers tomorrow (Friday), do not worry, it's just CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY!! Whoop whoop! The…


Stay safe during cold snap, warns council

13 December 2018
Stay safe during cold snap, warns council

Stay safe during cold snap, warns council

13 December 2018

With a high probability of severe cold weather between early Friday morning (14th December) and Monday morning (17th December), Warwickshire County Council…


Folk artists bring songs and carols to RSC/The Other Place

13 December 2018
Folk artists bring songs and carols to RSC/The Other Place

Folk artists bring songs and carols to RSC/The Other Place

13 December 2018

Five acclaimed folk artists have got together to collaborate on Awake, Arise: A Christmas Show For Our Times, which comes to The Other Place on Sunday…


Commons speaker John Bercow lends a backhand to Stratford charity

10 December 2018
Commons speaker John Bercow lends a backhand to Stratford charity

Commons speaker John Bercow lends a backhand to Stratford charity

10 December 2018

SPEAKER of the House of Commons John Bercow left a squabbling Parliament behind him for the day to take part in a tennis fundraiser at Stratford-upon-Avon…


Circus company Mimbre brings Fierce Sisters to New Place

10 December 2018
Circus company Mimbre brings Fierce Sisters to New Place

Circus company Mimbre brings Fierce Sisters to New Place

10 December 2018

Contemporary circus company Mimbre has created new Fierce Sisters, which celebrates Shakespeare’s women. Artistic Directors Lina Johannson tells Herald…


Tis the season to watch Christmas films

07 December 2018
Tis the season to watch Christmas films

Tis the season to watch Christmas films

07 December 2018

There's nothing quite like putting on your daftest Christmas jumper, grabbing some popcorn and settling down to a great festive flick. Stratford-upon-Avon's…


VIDEO: What exactly is Timon of Athens about?

07 December 2018
VIDEO: What exactly is Timon of Athens about?

VIDEO: What exactly is Timon of Athens about?

07 December 2018

One of Shakespeare's less well-known plays, Timon of Athens, opens tonight at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Here director Simon Godwin and star Kathryn…


In this week's Herald...

06 December 2018
In this week's Herald...

In this week's Herald...

06 December 2018

Plans are afoot Stratford's historic Henley Street is to get a million-pound makeover. Read about our latest 'Christmas Angels' – who are give poorly…


Top actors return to RSC for 2019

06 December 2018
Top actors return to RSC for 2019

Top actors return to RSC for 2019

06 December 2018

Caroline Quentin will return to the Swan Theatre to play Lady Fanciful in Philip Breen’s new production of John Vanburgh’s restoration comedy The Provoked…


Potter along to 'Alternativity'!

05 December 2018
Potter along to 'Alternativity'!

Potter along to 'Alternativity'!

05 December 2018

Forget the quiet reverence of standard church nativities, and instead enjoy the exuberant fun to be had at the Alternativity at Guild Chapel – that’s…


REVIEW: Ginny Davis one-woman show UpDownSizing

03 December 2018
REVIEW: Ginny Davis one-woman show UpDownSizing

REVIEW: Ginny Davis one-woman show UpDownSizing

03 December 2018

UpDownSizing, Wellesbourne Village Hall, 25th November There’s too many ‘yummy mummy bloggers’ writing about their precious infants and their perfect…


December edition of Focus out now

29 November 2018
December edition of Focus out now

December edition of Focus out now

29 November 2018

WIN Waterstones' top Christmas books. The team recommend their faves, and you can bag the lot! Girls will be boys. As Kathryn Hunter prepares to…


DEATH OF A HERO: Former Lancaster pilot Owen Scott dies aged 96

26 November 2018
DEATH OF A HERO: Former Lancaster pilot Owen Scott dies aged 96

DEATH OF A HERO: Former Lancaster pilot Owen Scott dies aged 96

26 November 2018

World War II RAF hero Owen Scott, one of the last surviving Lancaster Bomber pilots, has died aged 96. Owen Scott pictured during his appearance on ITV’s…


REVIEW: Antic Disposition's Henry V at Holy Trinity

22 November 2018
REVIEW: Antic Disposition's Henry V at Holy Trinity

REVIEW: Antic Disposition's Henry V at Holy Trinity

22 November 2018

Did you see Peter Jackon’s film They Shall Not Grow Old? In it The Lord of the Rings director colourised old film footage from World War I… the outcome…


Women take centre stage at new Shakespeare Birthplace exhibition

19 November 2018
Women take centre stage at new Shakespeare Birthplace exhibition

Women take centre stage at new Shakespeare Birthplace exhibition

19 November 2018

Eva Garrick's 250-year-old shoes A 250-year-old pair of shoes worn by Eva Garrick, who is best known today as the wife of David Garrick, the 18th century…


The Real String Orchestra play Alveston this Saturday

16 November 2018
The Real String Orchestra play Alveston this Saturday

The Real String Orchestra play Alveston this Saturday

16 November 2018

Stratford’s The Real String Orchestra, who formed in January, bring their third concert of the year to St James’ Church, Alveston on Saturday (17th November). It…


Pavilion plan provokes opposition

16 November 2018
Pavilion plan provokes opposition

Pavilion plan provokes opposition

16 November 2018

A planning application for a Chinese pavilion on a conservation area in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre is being met with a chorus of disapproval. It…


Stratford's Polish School celebrates Armistice centenary

15 November 2018
Stratford's Polish School celebrates Armistice centenary

Stratford's Polish School celebrates Armistice centenary

15 November 2018

On 11th November, the same date as the UK's Armistice Day, Polish Community in Stratford upon Avon and all over the world celebrated the centenary of…


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