Posted on March 19, 2014 in:
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Come & see my new talk next week – The Once & Future Shakespeare – 12pm, Thurs 26th March
As we approach Shakespeare’s 450th birthday celebration, what do the next 50 years hold for his works?
Actor and producer Ben Crystal, author of Shakespeare on Toast, Springboard Shakespeare, and co-author of Shakespeare’s Words and the Shakespeare’s Miscellany) discusses why our current approach to Shakespeare’s works may need to change, how we can learn from the practices of the past to see our way forward, and the dramatic effect these lessons may have on the existing canon.
Excerpts from Shakespeare will be performed by Ben and members of his Shakespeare ensemble. all trained in cue-script rehearsal techniques, where each is only given their lines, and the first encounter with one’s fellow actors is on stage, in front of a paying audience…
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Posted on March 24, 2009 in:
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Speaking at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival next week, on Thursday 2nd April at 7pm:
Shakespearean actor Ben Crystal brings the language and colourful characters of the world’s greatest writer to life.
In his lighthearted but highly accessible book, he opens the door to a fresh understanding of Shakespeare’s plays, helps us negotiate our way through his more challenging writing, and makes him newly accessible and relevant.
As The Independent said of the book, “Having Crystal as a companion through the stickier parts of Hamlet and Macbeth is like going to the theatre with an intelligent friend.”
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Posted on January 6, 2009 in:
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A Happy New Year one and all!
After the near-avalanche of Toast-related events last autumn & winter, the new year is a little quieter, as the US rights to Toast are being sold (watch this space for news on this), and a few other exciting developments slowly unfold (ditto) before the paperback of Toast appears in the summer.
IN THE MEANTIME, there are a few new features to the site:
** Talks at both the Bath Literature Festival and the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival have now been confirmed. Take a stroll over to the Book Festival Dates page for more info…
** There is now an Excerpt of the book for your reading pleasure, so you can grab a wee taste of Toast before you buy, and a Gallery, too.
** I’ve also added a School Talks & Workshops page – I’ve long given workshops and talks at schools around the UK and Europe – mainly to GCSE and A-Level (indeed, such a workshop was part of Toast’s genesis). If you’re a school and would like me to come and give a talk, click here.
** And the Facebook Group is still flourishing, so do come and find me out…
As for those January blues, I find a little Shakespeare always does the trick… but then I would say that… sickening, isn’t it…
