Royalty, Obama, fans mark 400 years since Shakespeare died

Obama described the performance as “wonderful”.

On the eve of the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we talk to Carly Webster, a student in Ms. Wilde’s class, about what it’s like to learn the literature of The Bard in the digital age.

Kolkata: Marking the 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare on Saturday, a six-month online festival on the Bard of Avon will be presented by performers from United Kingdom and will be available all over the globe including India.

The scenes were performed by actors from a company which began a two-year world tour of Shakespeare’s work in 2014. The theatre’s artistic director Dominic Dromgoole said the president’s 2008 campaign slogan, “Yes We Can”, originally inspired the touring project.

Tonight BBC4’s Arena strand provides a companion piece at 9pm, with All The World’s A Screen, a history of Shakespeare on film.

President Obama’s visit to the Globe Theater comes at a time when a tempest is brewing in England over his “Brexit” warning.

Stratford-upon-Avon, England: World Shakespeare Congress, the quinquennial event that runs from July 31 to August 6, is a two-part event beginning in Stratford-upon-Avon and heading to London, attracting scholars, artists and musicians from around the world, and featuring a series of discussions, lectures and performances.

“The spirit of “Yes we can” has informed the entire tour, and it’s an honour to meet the man who coined the phrase, and who exemplifies its spirit”, he added.

Now an archaeological site, in the process of being turned into a garden and visitor centre, Prince Charles inspected some of the finds: medieval dice, dominos and a thimble that may have been used by Shakespeare’s father, who was a leather worker.Shakespeare was born in Stratford in April 1564.

“His words about this nation “this precious stone set in the silver sea” remain as potent as the day he wrote them”, Cameron said, quoting from Richard II.

Minchin was followed by Benedict Cumberbatch, Harriet Walter, David Tennant, Rory Kinnear, Ian McKellen, and Dame Judy Dench. The play’s the thing, after all.