Shakespeare Magazine 09
Tom Hiddleston is cover star of Shakespeare Magazine 09! The theme is "Shakespeare at the Cinema" and we review the screenings of both Hiddleston's Coriolanus and Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet. We also look at Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard's new film of Macbeth, while the Horrible Histories crew chat about their Shakespeare comedy film Bill. Also this issue, we interview James Shapiro, author of 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear; and Paul Edmondson, author of Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile. There's also a colourful taste of the glorious poster art from new book Presenting Shakespeare. Not forgetting a profile of Tom Hiddleston's Shakespearean career so far.
Tom Hiddleston is cover star of Shakespeare Magazine 09! The theme is "Shakespeare at the Cinema" and we review the screenings of both Hiddleston's Coriolanus and Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet. We also look at Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard's new film of Macbeth, while the Horrible Histories crew chat about their Shakespeare comedy film Bill. Also this issue, we interview James Shapiro, author of 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear; and Paul Edmondson, author of Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile. There's also a colourful taste of the glorious poster art from new book Presenting Shakespeare. Not forgetting a profile of Tom Hiddleston's Shakespearean career so far.
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Welcome <br />
Welcome<br />
to Issue 9 of <strong>Shakespeare</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
Photo: David Hammonds<br />
A few months ago I strolled into Bristol’s Odeon cinema, paid<br />
the princely sum of five pounds, took my seat in the front row,<br />
and settled down to watch Michael Fassbender and Marion<br />
Cotillard in the epic new film of <strong>Shakespeare</strong>’s Macbeth.<br />
One evening soon after, I drove to the Bristol Cineworld, where<br />
I sat enthralled by the NT Live screening of Benedict Cumberbatch<br />
in Hamlet. Around the same time, we could have seen brilliant<br />
<strong>Shakespeare</strong> spoof Bill in UK cinemas, while encore screenings of<br />
Tom Hiddleston’s Coriolanus were on the way. And screenings of Alex<br />
Hassell in Henry V and Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench in The<br />
Winter’s Tale were not too far behind.<br />
Apart from enjoying these films and screenings myself, I’ve also<br />
enjoyed seeing the often delighted reactions of <strong>Shakespeare</strong> fans all<br />
over the world. And I’ve learned some interesting facts along the way.<br />
Did you know that Cumberbatch’s Hamlet was screened in 85% of<br />
UK cinemas? And that its biggest single audience was in Bristol? Not<br />
the screening I was at, but the Vue cinema over at Cribbs Causeway,<br />
where a staggering eight screens were packed out.<br />
To celebrate the rise and rise of <strong>Shakespeare</strong> on screen, this issue’s<br />
cover star is the superb Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus.<br />
Let me also take the opportunity to wish you all a happy and<br />
rewarding 2016. Of course, it’s set to be another huge year for<br />
<strong>Shakespeare</strong>, so we’d better brace ourselves!<br />
Enjoy your magazine.<br />
Pat Reid, Founder & Editor<br />
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