The Wonder of Will Live
Watch the live broadcast of The Wonder of Will Live on Saturday, April 23, at noon EDT, on C-SPAN2’s Book TV or streaming online. Hear Shakespeare stories from Kal Penn, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, NASA’s chief scientist, and other featured guests. The live event, held in the beautiful Paster Reading Room at the Folger, will be followed by a national call-in show with Book TV’s Peter Slen.
This Saturday LIVE @ 12p ET featuring Justice #stephenbreyer @kalpenn @NEAJaneChu @cptime & more @FolgerLibrary pic.twitter.com/EuIuYr0diq
— BookTV on C-SPAN2 (@BookTV) April 18, 2016
Shakespeare Lives
The BBC and the British Council present a special broadcast on April 22 and 23, taking viewers to New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Also streaming online: Silent Shakespeare with the British Film Institute, Shakespeare ballet and opera from the Royal Opera House, contemporary songwriters responding to Shakespeare’s poetry, the BBC Concert Orchestra performing classic scores from Shakespeare films, and a special student performance inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Shakespeare Day Live will culminate with the international online release of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Richard II starring David Tennant.
It's Shakespeare, just as you like it.#ShakespeareLives @BBCShakespearehttps://t.co/uyVgiSl9n8
— BBC (@BBC) April 15, 2016
Beware the Ides of March! Watch our newest #ShakespeareLives film adaptation: https://t.co/Z8OE4wIzg2 #IdesofMarch pic.twitter.com/2yuYbKkz7o
— British Council (@BritishCouncil) March 15, 2016
See #RomeoandJuliet reworked by @LauraDockrill for #ShakespeareLives: https://t.co/Dd1hUiv4xB pic.twitter.com/OiFKjQ1F2h
— British Council (@BritishCouncil) February 25, 2016
Shakespeare 400 Chicago
Chicago is pulling out all the stops to celebrate Shakespeare on April 23, with a fireworks display over Lake Michigan set to a Shakespeare-inspired score. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform Verdi’s Falstaff, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater will host a special event with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and actor Alan Cumming.
April 23. 10:15pm. @NavyPier. 🙂
Celebration Fireworks for Shakespeare's 400 years!#shakes400chi #mychicagopix pic.twitter.com/xDol8JRcaN— Chicago Shakespeare (@chicagoshakes) April 14, 2016
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