Join us this week to celebrate Shakespeare on Film as part of our Shakespeare Lives in 2016 campaign.
A special BFI curated programme of around twenty feature films that have had made Shakespeare’s work accessible internationally. In Bahrain, we are bringing: Macbeth (1971), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Maxine Peake’s Hamlet (2015).
Shakespeare Lives is a year long programme of events and activities, celebrating Shakespeare’s work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016, aiming to reach over half a billion people worldwide.
Venue
Mashq Art Space, Budaiya
Screening Schedule at Mashq Art Space
| Day/Date | Title | Time | Subtitle |
| Sun, 18 Sep | Macbeth (1971) | 19:00 – 21:10 | Arabic |
| Mon, 19 Sep | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | 19:00 – 20:50 | English |
| Tue, 20 Sep | Macbeth (1971) | 19:00 – 21:10 | Arabic |
| Wed, 21 Sep | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | 19:00 – 20:50 | English |
| Thu, 22 Sep | Maxine Peake’s Hamlet (2015) | 18:30 – 21:45 | English |
The shows are free of charge and open to all
Enquiries and RSVP
For more information, any questions or to RSVP, please feel free to contact us on:
Phone: 17261555/Ext: 226
Email: events.bh@britishcouncil.org.bh
ABOUT SHAKESPEARE LIVES IN 2016:
Shakespeare Lives is the British Council’s major cultural programme for 2016. It will be a global celebration of the life and works of William Shakespeare on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death.
Throughout 2016, the Shakespeare Lives programme will bring together all areas of the organisation to create a truly worldwide celebration of his works. Managed by the British Council, working with a broad range of partners, a year of events across the globe will aim to encourage people – who either have an existing knowledge and relationship with Shakespeare, or are discovering him for the first time - to actively participate, be creative and demonstrate a personal connection with Shakespeare and his works.
The Shakespeare Lives programme formally began on 5 January, 2016 (Twelfth Night) and will run until the end of December 2016.
Shakespeare on Film Tour
British Council Film is working with the British Film Institute (BFI) and other partners to deliver an international touring programme of British versions of Shakespeare on Film from January 2016.
A special BFI curated programme of around 20 feature films shows how British cinema has transformed and reimagined Shakespeare’s work. The programme includes the earliest surviving silent Shakespeare, faithful adaptations by British actor/directors who have had made Shakespeare’s work accessible internationally (such as Olivier and Branagh); performances by today’s greatest Shakespearean actors including Judi Dench (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Ian McKellen (Richard III); experimental and playful reworkings that reinforce Shakespeare’s enduring relevance as source material (Prospero’s Books, Theatre of Blood and Next) and expressions of themes such as diversity, identity and desire (Othello, Romeo and Juliet and The Angelic Conversation).
In addition, the programme includes a number of filmed stage productions of Shakespeare, led by Manchester Royal Exchange’s ground-breaking Hamlet starring Maxine Peake and a select number of National Theatre (NT Live) productions including Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston, Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch and King Lear directed by Sam Mendes.
