by vm_admin | Jun 30, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
It’s time to dust off your racket and wrestle the tennis balls from your dog’s mouth. Wimbledon 2015 is upon us! Wimbledon is as much a feature of the British summer as barbecues, Henley Royal Regatta, and summer rain. Whether you grew up shouting...
by vm_admin | Jun 23, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
It promises to bring the “Old Town” in Southampton to life when students take to the street on Sunday (June 28) to perform their version of Shakespeare’s rousing history play Henry V. Under the direction of Fluid Motion Theatre Company, 30 pupils, aged...
by vm_admin | Jun 22, 2015 | Film, History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
As we continue our journey through the history of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, we come to one of the biggest debates surrounding the play: The representation of war. This is, arguably, the defining theme of the play. The march to war – is it right? Is it just?...
by vm_admin | Jun 16, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
Pupils at St Swithun’s School in Winchester received lessons in a rather punchy subject last week – Stage Combat. Working with the Creative Team from The Berry Theatre in Hedge End, students from the whole school (YRs 7 to 12) watched a series of thrilling stage...
by vm_admin | Jun 15, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
As our quest to chart the cultural history of William Shakespeare’s Henry V continues, we come to the first cinematic adaptation. The Bard’s Henry V history play made its big screen debut in 1944 – intended as a morale-booster for the British during World War II...
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