1616: The Secrets and Passions of William Shakespeare

Gareth Somers

About this exposition

This is a practice research account of some of the research questions, processes and findings underpinning the performance text of “1616: The Secrets and Passions of William Shakespeare”, a one-man play about the life of William Shakespeare (written 2013-15, performed 2015-16, published 2016). The exposition includes the full playtext, a video trailer for the performance, and a discussion of the primary sources and themes investigated during the research and writing process.

type	research exposition
date	26/10/2020
published	25/12/2020
last modified	25/12/2020
status	published
affiliation	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
copyright	Gareth Somers
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1026244/1043682
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1026244
published in	Research Catalogue

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