by vm_admin | Dec 8, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre is delighted to have been awarded £25,000 from the Agincourt 600 fund to produce ‘The Legends of Sir Bevis’, a play documenting the life of the legendary Southampton figure, which will be performed by Year 5 children in March. We spoke...
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 17, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre is delighted to announce it has received a £25,000 grant from the Agincourt 600 memorial fund that will be used to educate primary school children about the legendary figure of Southampton, Sir Bevis. As part of commemorations to mark the 600th...
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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