A PANEL of Shakespeare enthusiasts will be going head-to-head in Worcester to try to ensure their favourite play comes out on top.
As part of national Shakespeare Week, running from Monday March 24 to Sunday March 30, The Hive is hosting a number of activities, one of which is a panel debate about which play should be crowned The Hive’s favourite Shakespeare play.
Worcester University’s professor of Shakespeare studies, Nicoleta Cinpoeş, is on the panel.
She said: “It’s interesting to look at which plays speak to the world now, and which did at different moments in time. It’s something that changes I find with what’s happening, not just in terms of one’s own development, learning and growth but perhaps understanding plays that are about different stages in your life. There are also plays that speak more to us in changes of wider cultural circumstances; social, political, environmental concerns, gender roles, war and conflict.”
The Great Shakespeare Showdown panel discussion takes place on Wednesday March 26, from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.
Panellists also include senior lecturer in theatre, film and media production, Dr Daniel Somerville, and academic liaison librarian in the institute of arts and humanities, Tom Mandall, both from the university, and performance artist and Shakespeare enthusiast Ginny Lemon.
Audience members can share their thoughts and pitch their own favourites, then it will be put to a vote. Tickets cost £1.
Visit www.thehiveworcester.org/whats-on.html to book a place.
