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Theatre

  • ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ & A Perfect Day of Birthday Celebrations!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about seeing the new film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and my birthday celebrations!   So, I chose to celebrate my birthday with my husband on Friday, which was two days before my actual birthday because I wanted to see the new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film…

  • Shakespeare’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’, Inspired by Anne Boleyn?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post will explore the possible connection between Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale.   Many people who are fans of Shakespeare and lovers of Tudor history will know that the plot of A Winter’s Tale is a complex romance set at a…

  • Gothic in Shakespeare: Hamlet and Macbeth

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a brief look at the concept of the Gothic as it is found in the works of Shakespeare.   In many ways, he is one of the first to truly inspire the Gothic Romance movement!  This is seen most obviously in his plays Hamlet and Macbeth.  …

  • Pygmalion

    For today’s post I would like discuss the story of Pygmalion.    This tale began as a myth in ancient Greece, and later would be used to inspire George Bernard Shaw when he wrote a play of the same name.    That play, which was set in the nineteenth century, was adapted to become the…

  • Camelot: The Musical

    In 1960 Lerner and Loewe premiered a new musical entitled Camelot.   The musical was based on the successful Arthurian novel Once and Future King by T.H. White.   On stage the role of Arthur was originated by the great Richard Burton, and the role of Guinevere was originated by Julie Andrews.  On an interesting…

  • Ophelia

    Ophelia is the female lead of Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet.   She was in love with that prince of Denmark, and was used by the men in her life.   She is an iconic and tragic figure of a young woman trying to find her place in the world.   Ophelia is a figure that has…

  • My Top 10 Shakespearean Films

    Number 10: Hamlet (1969) ~This version of Hamlet starred Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia, and is worth watching for that alone! Number 9: William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet (1996) ~This is the classic Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes version! Number 8: William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) ~Michelle Pfiffer made an awesome Titania in this…