by vm_admin | Jan 13, 2016 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre’s Drama Development Team gave a thrilling introduction to ‘The Legends of Sir Bevis’ to a host of 90 Year 5 pupils from Freegrounds Junior School in Hedge End, who will be performing the play at the theatre on March 10th. The brand new play, funded...
by vm_admin | Jan 11, 2016 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
As we move into the second phase of the Road To Agincourt project, we begin to look at the legacy the Battle of Agincourt had on England’s maritime history. We look at how the famous battle shaped our region’s shipbuilding heritage and how it sowed the...
by vm_admin | Dec 7, 2015 | Events, History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Playwright Neil Duffield is the man behind the words of The Road To Glory, The Berry Theatre’s specially commissioned play which tells the story of Hampshire’s role in the legendary Battle of Agincourt. In a 60-second style interview, the award-winning playwright...
by vm_admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Film, History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
To mark the final blog in this series, we’ve looked at why Tom Hiddleston’s version of Henry V – from the BBC’s The Hollow Crown series – is one of the best… Welcome to the last of our blogs under the title Henry V Throughout History where we’ve aimed to chronicle the...
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 16, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Young Cressingham, one of the witty contrivers of Thomas Middleton’s and John Webster’s comedy Anything for a Quiet Life (1621), faces a financial problem. His father is wasting his inheritance, and his new stepmother – a misogynistic caricature of the wayward, wicked...
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