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The Woman's Part

Sooo hey. I finally did something with my Shakespeare MA...

The Woman's Part is a collection of original prose and erasure poetry inspired by Shakespeare's women — their unlived lives, unspoken desires, and unwritten stories — using speeches and characters from thirteen plays.

It's been described as:

"A small piece of genius [showing] not only a profound understanding of Shakespeare, but of humankind in general." — Cathy Ulrich, author of Ghosts of You

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"[The Woman's Part] has reimagined Ophelia and Juliet and more into striking freedom through speaking up, sailing away, and eating hearts." — Gwen Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw

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"To read it is to join the rebellion. An affecting and finely-crafted masterpiece which invites us to unlearn our deepest Bard-based archetypes. Stunning, incisive and fearless writing from one of the most exciting new voices on the literary scene." — Dr Chris Laoutaris, The Shakespeare Institute

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I put my heart, my rage, and all my obsession with Shakespeare into this, and I would love for you to read it.

Available from most places you get books — a list of easy links at Stanchion Books

#shakespeare#Portia#The Merchant of Venice#Ophelia#Hamlet#Juliet#Romeo & Juliet#Lady Macbeth#Macbeth#Emilia#Othello#Beatrice#Much Ado About Nothing#Hermione#The Winter's Tale#Lavinia#Titus Andronicus#Volumnia#Coriolanus#Cordelia#King Lear#Isabella#Measure for Measure#Cleopatra#Antony & Cleopatra#Imogen#Cymbeline#feminism#feminist literature#feminist poetry
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Ellen Terry With Eileen Atkins

After a sold out run during the inaugural Playhouse season, Eileen Atkins returns with her witty and intriguing insight into Shakespeare’s women as first told by Ellen Terry. Terry was considered the greatest female Shakespearean performer in the 19th century. Her work on the playwright shines a light on Shakespeare’s portrayal of feisty, troubled, down-trodden, complex, witty and triumphant women.

Atkins performs over ten parts including Juliet, Beatrice and Viola, and revisits the roles to shed fascinating new light on female characters who have sometimes been construed as dull, submissive or one-dimensional.

11 January - 13 February

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I’m going to this! I’m going to this! I’m going to this! And the Heaven & Hell backstage tour in the morning. IT WILL BE A MOST EXCELLENT DAY.

#the globe theatre#shakespeare's globe#eileen atkins#sam wanamaker playhouse#theatre#shakespeare#beatrice#viola#juliet#much ado about nothing#romeo and juliet#twelfth night#ellen terry

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