Dear colleagues, please find details below of the upcoming conference, The International Voice in Shakespeare on the London Stage, which explores the different ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted around the world, featuring performances of an extract from the physical adaptation of Macbeth by WOH Productions, and WERE I HUMAN, based on The Tempest, directed and illustrated by Terry D’Alfonso. All proceeds will be donated to The Rose Theatre, Bankside, in order to raise funds for its final excavation.
For more details, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/677773855584355/.
With best wishes,
Enza De Francisci
THE INTERNATIONAL VOICE IN SHAKESPEARE
ON THE LONDON STAGE
Monday 30 September 2013
18:00-21:00
Performances: 19:45
The Rose Theatre, Bankside
56 Park Street, London SE1 9AS
PROGRAMME
18:00: Welcoming Speech
Enza De Francisci
Session I: Papers by Departments at University College London
18:05: Chris Stamakatis (English)
‘Some rare noteworthy object in thy travel’:
Shakespeare’s Italy and Early Modern Travel Writing
18:25: Enza De Francisci (Italian, SELCS)
Giovanni Grasso: The Other Othello in London
18:45: Lily Kahn (Hebrew and Jewish Studies)
Linguistic Aspects of the First Hebrew Shakespeare Translations
19:05: Geraldine Brodie (Dutch, SELCS)
Shakespeare and Surtitles: Toneelgroep’s Roman Tragedies in London
19:25: Round-Table Discussion
Translating, Transporting and Transposing Shakespeare
Chair: Rene Weis (English)
Session II: Performances of Shakespeare
19:45: WERE I HUMAN based on The Tempest
Adapted, Directed and Illustrated by Terry D’Alfonso
Read by Diana Berriman and Simonetta Allder
In Memory of Giorgio Strehler
20:05: Macbeth and the Physical Theatre (WOH Productions
Adapted by Anthony Khaseria and Manuela Ruggiero
Directed by Manuela Ruggiero
Produced by Carolina Artegiani
20:25: Post-Show Discussion
Adapting Shakespeare Today
Chair: Florian Mussgnug (Italian)
20:45: Closing Remarks
Enza De Francisci
This conference is generously supported by the Mazzini Garibaldi Charitable Foundation
Teaching Assistant
Department of Italian
School of European Languages, Culture and Society
University College London
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT