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 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...
by vm_admin | Oct 21, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
Last week, we started our rehearsals for Henry V with an enthusiastic cast of Year 9 students, many of whom did not know each other. We started with some games and exercises to create a strong ensemble and, by the end of the first rehearsal, there was already a real...
by vm_admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
“To inhale is to inspire” On the October 12 and 13 The Berry Theatre became host to the Royal Shakespeare Company who held two days of workshops for The Berry staff and associates. This formed part of our larger Shakespearience Project in which various local...
by vm_admin | Oct 12, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
In the last week, I have visited all of our participating schools to deliver workshops to Year 9 students designed to get them excited about Shakespeare and to remove some of the fear and intimidation that comes with studying Shakespeare’s plays in school. As a former...
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