"Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnished me..." Published at Iona College since 1991, it is now led by editors Thomas J.
The Shakespeare Newsletter was founded in 1951 by Professor Louis Marder at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. Moretti with John Mahon now serving as senior editor.
06/19/2026
Shakespeare at the Oscars 1998 and 2006: Shakespeare in Love vs. Hamnet - Bright Lights Film Journal Whereas Hamnet tugs at a few well-worn heartstrings to make us weep, Shakespeare in Love opens out onto a whole new world, stretching our imaginations to other times and places.[...]
06/09/2026
FOUND ANOTHER SHAKESPEARE!
Ernie Bushmiller, FRITZI RITZ, 15 September 1935. Supplied by Kevin Greenlee on the Hogan's Alley page.
06/04/2026
Subscribers take note: the new issue of Shakespeare Newsletter is now online with three performance reviews and two special features.
Performance Reviews
• Henry IV at TFANA by Laura Kolb
• Richard III at the Globe by M. Tyler Sasser
• Romeo and Juliet at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck by Kim Paffenroth
Newsletter Features
• Talking Books Update by Michael P. Jensen
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2025 by Michael P. Jensen
Non-subscribers please note that Sasser’s performance review of Richard III is open access, available to all.
05/27/2026
4 stars of 5.
Less story and therefore less action than in the other Bad Kitty books I have read, but Nick Bruel does a good job of explaining the American elections system.
05/27/2026
05/27/2026
CD 1 is my afternoon work music.
05/27/2026
Morning work music.
05/27/2026
FOUND ANOTHER SHAKESPEARE!
A page from No Fear HAMLET.
I am editing an anthology and trying to help one of my authors find some information that extensive internet searches by both of us have failed to locate.
Do you have the BBC audio CDs of Kenneth Branagh's 1992 Hamlet? If so, please check one of the discs and post the RC number here. It will be three digits.
Please note, the audio cassettes have a different RC number and CDs from other parts of the world have a different numbering system. Only the UK CDs have the number needed. Thanks.
- Michael P. Jensen
05/16/2026
FOUND ANOTHER SHAKESPEARE!
George Herriman, BARON BEAN, 7 May 1918. Untangling that last word balloon, "Play on" is a famous line from TWELFTH NIGHT. "Lay on, Macduff" is from MACBETH. Mr. Herriman is clearly paraphrasing the line from Mac but he does it with one of the best known lines from TN.