Al Pacino Awarded OSC's Oxford Prize
by Nicole Rosky
- Aug 10, 2010
The Tribeca-based Oxford Shakespeare Company recently awarded veteran actor Al Pacino with The Oxford Prize, given in honor of the actor's outstanding artistic achievements in bringing Shakespeare to the public. Mr. Pacino received this honor at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park where he was performing Shylock in The Public Theater's production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Pacino's highly-acclaimed performance and the critically acclaimed production is now bound for a Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre Oct 19 - Jan 9.
Possibly Reworked Shakespearean Play Addded to Literary Collection
by Nicole Rosky
- Mar 16, 2010
As reported by the New York Times, Brean Hammond, a professor from the University of Nottingham in England, claims that he has discovered evidence that an 18th century play contains reworked material by Shakespeare. Hammond has received an endorsement from the Arden Shakespeare, an anthology of Shakespeare's pieces.
