Backstage Bards: Steph Withers - Company Manager As Olly Jacques does with our boys troupe, Steph's job is to make sure our all-female tour runs smoothly and successfully! Here is what Steph had to say about all things Shakespeare and bikes! What, in your experience, is the most important job of a company manager? Communication, making sure everyone knows what's going on,
Backstage Bards: Rah Petherbridge - Photographer This week's Backstage Bard interview is with our photographer Rah Petherbridge. Born and Raised in Ireland, Rah recieved a fine arts training in Dublin and has been working in London since 2004. Her career in the arts has seen her organising, performing and making theatre. After gaining a degree from Rose Bruford University in 2013 she has been working
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In ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Shakespeare portrays the union of two couples – Hero and Claudio, and Benedick and Beatrice. The latter couple became so famous for their ‘merry war of wit' that for a time this play was simply referred to as 'Beatrice and Benedick.' The original name gives us much more insight into what to expect. ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Backstage Bards: Olly Jacques - Company Manager This week's Backstage Bard interview is with our Company Manager of the Boys Troupe, Olly Jacques. What does a Company Manager do? Well, Olly has been in rehearsals since day one, keeping on top of everything that is anything to do with the shows. When the tour starts Olly will cycle across the whole of
Backstage Bards: Emma Sampson - Director of Richard III This week's Backstage Bard interview is with the director of Richard III, Emma Sampson. Emma has been with the HandleBards since it all began 3 years ago. Starting as assistant director for our first tour, in 2014 she was became associate director, and last year she co-directed our version of Hamlet. With a CV
The real life Richard III, who had a recent resurgence of fame in 2012 after his remains were discovered under a car park in Leicester, is often remembered as a devious and villainous character. This perception exists primarily because of our old pal Shakespeare; whose play Richard III depicts him as a deformed, tyrannical and bloodthirsty baddie. In fact
Backstage Bards: Guy Hughes - Composer & Musical Director Here at HandleBards HQ rehearsals are well underway for our new all-male troupe, who will be cycling Richard III and Much Ado About Nothing to venues across the UK in just over 4 weeks time! Now is time for our Backstage Bards to shine: the creatives and unsung heroes that make our boys
On the 23rd of April, it's the 400th anniverary of Shakespeare's death! To commemorate the life of the greatest playwright that ever lived, we're teaming-up with Sue James Catering for our final ever UK performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which has been touring the globe for the past twelve months. The performance will begin at 7.30pm, and will
The inevitable draw of London, who would play host to our final run of shows, was the only factor that made leaving Hatton less of a miserable affair. We had 6 performances lined up at a variety of venues: The Rookery in Streatham Common, the Museum of the order of St John in Clerkenwell, and Chelsea Physic Garden in,