Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

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A brief newspaper interview with Neil Munro fromThe Chronicle Herald on the subject of the upcoming version ofHamlet where he stars as the titular character.

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Urjo Kareda interviews both Alan Scarfe and Neil Munro as the two young actors both prepare to play Hamlet in their respective upcoming plays.

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Newspaper article written by Marcia Ross, published in The Fourth Estate on January 30, 1975. The article explains Director John Wood's vision and influences when he decided to produce the play Hamlet in the context of the 30s.

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Brief article written on the interest of high school students in the modernized take on Hamlet as produced by Director John Wood. The article touches on some decisions regarding the set and its reflection of the time period in which the performance…

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A brief critique written by Kathy Tyler on the Neptune Theatre performance of Hamlet from 1975. Overall a generally positive critique with highlights on the timing of events. Though it is explicitly written that Tyler has a higher regard for the…

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A photograph of King Edward VIII, taken from The Windsor Years. This was a book that designer John Ferguson drew inspiration from for the costuming inHamlet.

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A photograph of Wallis Simpson, taken from The Windsor Years. This was a book that designer John Ferguson drew inspiration from for the costuming inHamlet.

This slideshow features a sound recording of an interview with Catriona Leger conducted by Alexandria Jacobs, Katelyn Boros, Stephanie Kramer, and Sadie-May Connell. The photographs were taken on July 6th, 2015 by photographer Andrew Alexander. If…

This slideshow features a sound recording of an interview with Catriona Leger conducted by Alexandria Jacobs, Katelyn Boros, Stephanie Kramer, and Sadie-May Connell. The photographs were taken on July 6th, 2015 by photographer Andrew Alexander.

This slideshow features a sound recording of an interview with Geoff McBride (performer, Dromio of Ephesus) conducted by Alexandria Jacobs, and Stephanie Kramer, with questions written by Katelyn Boros. The photographs were taken on July 6th, 2015 by…
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