Program Blog Winter 2014
Follow the 2014 English Literature and Theater in London program as they review theater productions, produce art, and experience London.
I Believe in Cromwell
March 2, 2014 at 5:59 pmReading Wolf Hall, I was unconvinced that anyone could enjoy the book.
Shakespeare Programming Language
March 2, 2014 at 5:56 pmAs a Computer Science major, I wasn't expecting there to be a lot on this trip that would intersect with my major. As influential as Shakespeare was, though, I guess…
Eighth Week
March 2, 2014 at 4:42 pmHello again from London!
Loss
March 2, 2014 at 4:14 pmWe’ve encountered death in almost every Shakespeare play we’ve seen. Quick, painless beheadings. Maroon watercolor streams spouting from unnaturally trembling necks. Romanticized violence all for the sake of art; a private display of the vacuous temperament of power for the audience to scrutinize, weigh out, gather meaning.
Jane Austen's Bath
March 2, 2014 at 1:29 pmClaire recounts our trip to Bath on Valentine's Day.
My Last Night in Stratford
March 2, 2014 at 11:16 amThe author's mother, Anne Currier, requested a written piece for this week's blog. This is dedicated to her.
Duchess of Malfi Review
February 24, 2014 at 8:54 amNo one alive today can say they’ve been to an authentic Jacobean theater performance, unless they have a time machine. But the people who’ve seen The Duchess of Malfi, directed…
London Theater Trends
February 24, 2014 at 8:52 amFrom Light Princess to The Duchess of Malfi, Drowned Man to Oh What a Lovely War, it’s fair to say we’ve seen a lot of very different plays on…
Four Americans in Bruges
February 24, 2014 at 8:50 amHaving been immersed in British culture for the past eight weeks, we pride ourselves on being sophisticated, sensitive, and adaptive travelers. Our mastery of the Tube and subtle use…
1984 Review
February 24, 2014 at 8:49 amFor 65 years, writers have been lifting ideas from George Orwell's 1984 – but for good reason. Orwell's future has spawned terms like "Big Brother" and "thought police," and…
A Tale of Two Cities
February 16, 2014 at 3:33 pmOver the previous two weekends I have been privileged to travel to both Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and Dublin, the capital of Ireland. They were two very different journeys,…
Some thoughts on The Duchess of Malfi
February 16, 2014 at 3:03 pmConcerning Staging