by vm_admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Film, History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
To mark the final blog in this series, we’ve looked at why Tom Hiddleston’s version of Henry V – from the BBC’s The Hollow Crown series – is one of the best… Welcome to the last of our blogs under the title Henry V Throughout History where we’ve aimed to chronicle the...
by vm_admin | Nov 20, 2015 | Events, History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Music composer David Lewington wrote the enchanting music for The Berry Theatre’s specially-commissioned play The Road To Glory, which tells the little-known story of Hampshire’s role in the now legendary Battle of Agincourt. Here, in this 60-second style interview,...
by vm_admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre is delighted to announce it has received a £25,000 grant from the Agincourt 600 memorial fund that will be used to educate primary school children about the legendary figure of Southampton, Sir Bevis. As part of commemorations to mark the 600th...
by vm_admin | Nov 16, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Young Cressingham, one of the witty contrivers of Thomas Middleton’s and John Webster’s comedy Anything for a Quiet Life (1621), faces a financial problem. His father is wasting his inheritance, and his new stepmother – a misogynistic caricature of the wayward, wicked...
by vm_admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
As part of the Shakespearience 2015: Henry V project, we took the cast to see the live streaming of the RSC’s Henry V at The Point in Eastleigh. For most, this was the first time they had been to see a Shakespeare play and, at more than three hours long, it took a...
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