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THEATRE IN THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Performance at Cadbury's Bournville, 1900-1935 CATHERINE HINDSON 280pp. Cambridge University Press. 85 [pounds sterling] (US $110). How powerful can amateur theatre be as a tool [...]

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An interactive documentary learning game called HEALTHSIMNET aimed at improving practice in a network of health practitioners in the HIV field is described. The expansive theory of learning is reviewed.

Abstract: There are growing concerns about the rapid spread of exotic plants into riparian zones, yet little information is currently available on their influence on stream ecosystems. This study assessed [...]

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Literary criticism has traditionally flourished around minor and willfully difficult texts, where opportunities for the critic to prove him or herself both clever and necessary are at their greatest. When [...]

The public in 18th century England established Shakespeare's works as representing normal English sexuality. This was partly influenced by the constant censorship of Shakespeare's texts, the most notorious case being that by Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler. Shakespeare's importance in popular 18th century culture led to the founding of the Shakespeare industry.

Plays by William Shakespeare played a key part in celebrations of the Millennium in the UK. Tragedies reflected the apocalyptic tone of the ending of the 20th century, while comedies presented a positive note for the 21st century.

When the Complete Oxford Middleton appeared in 1994, it had scandalously been over a century since a new complete edition of Middleton's work was published. One of the incidental pleasures [...]

The list of performances is divided into the categories of comedies, histories, and tragedies. Synopses, casting, staging, and production details are also included.

The list of performances is broken down into the categories of comedies, histories, and tragedies. Synopses, casting, staging, and production details are also included.

The essay explores the relevance of stage sets and costumes to theatrical performance of William Shakespeare's works. Discussion centers on temporal interpretation and representation.

The list of performances is broken down into the categories of comedies, histories, and tragedies. Synopses, casting, staging, and production details are also included.

An overview is presented on theater companies and their performances of various works of William Shakespeare. Descriptions are collected under headings for comedies, histories, and tragedies.

The essay links William Shakespeare to Nick Bottom, his own dramatic character in the comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to explain Shakespeare's complex cultural placement as both literary authority and object of ridicule.

In 1930, G. Wilson Knight published 'The Wheel of Fire', which with messianic overtones stood unchallenged above all other Shakespearean interpretations. This work was mandatory reading for anyone studying Shakespeare at A-level, and sixth formers continue to read it.

This overview, appearing in a special issue on 'King Lear' and theater criticism, synopsizes productions of William Shakespeare's works by English theater companies during 2001. Content is organized according to genre, listing histories, tragedies, comedies and romances, and includes brief critical commentary on each performance described.