Vahni Capildeo: The Mother Tongue is an Evil Myth
Is there such thing as a single language? Capildeo's poetry emphasises linguistic multiplicity even in monoglot societies.
To English, or not to English? Shakespeare as a translator
Guest contributor Jennifer E. Nicholson questions the idea of Shakespeare as a quintessentially English author, and describes instead ‘un-Englished’ Shakespeare who was not limited to either a single locality or language
Hamlet at Helsingør: performance across time, space and language
Watching 'Hamlet Live' at Kronborg Castle creates a sense of both familiarity and distance that helps us think about how literatures travel and come to be shared
Shakespeare in Yemen
Dr Katherine Hennessey (Warwick) discusses Yemen as perhaps the only country in the world that can lay claim to a history of theatre that begins with a performance of Shakespeare and explores the surprisingly vibrant history of adaptations of Shakespeare on the Yemeni stage. Listen to the podcast.