Knowledge Commons | Andrea Smith | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/andreasmith/activity/ Activity feed for Andrea Smith. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:55:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 afe1e3263a64014fc33afaab79148f7a Andrea Smith deposited Noise, narration and nose-pegs: adapting Shakespeare for radio https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1711541/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:38:07 -0400 ‘Think, when we talk of horses, that you see them’. Shakespeare’s Chorus in Henry V asks us to use our imagination when watching the play. But in modern adaptations of his works, the audience often does not have to try too hard to ‘see’, with film and television taking a literal approach, replacing words with images. However, on radio, that impe…[Read more]

]]> 0 679ae07cae39cc98417f74e9f0810b8e Andrea Smith deposited Shakespeare on Radio: who is it for? https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1694734/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:34:04 -0400 For nearly a century people have been able to hear Shakespeare’s plays on the radio. But for nearly as long a debate has raged over the purpose of these broadcasts and whether they should be for entertainment or education. Are they aimed at those who already know the works or are they an introduction for the uninitiated? There has also been an a…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d5c4ef132e176dcecf229bc4ceab2ef Andrea Smith deposited Love’s Labour’s Lost - Introduction for The Show Must Go Online https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1694731/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:25:32 -0400 An introduction to Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost, presented on YouTube by The Show Must Go Online, which stages live performances via Zoom.

]]> 0 cfcf787216a6701f3064019b1e7b257c Andrea Smith deposited Shakespeare productions on BBC Radio: Reflecting the nation? https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1694730/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:18:00 -0400 Radio productions of Shakespeare’s works force listeners to use their imaginations, as well as drawing increased attention to the language. It might therefore be suggested that they can have a powerful influence on their audience. It has been claimed that BBC radio drama was a significant vehicle for notions of nationhood during the Second World W…[Read more]

]]> 0 e7885ad60954dc10e0113b37f8784f8e Andrea Smith deposited Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays: a story of two dynasties or social commentary on a nation? Discuss with reference to Shakespeare’s texts and the BBC’s television productions from 1983 and 2016. https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1694729/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:08:18 -0400 William Shakespeare’s three Henry VI plays are often perceived as solely being about the Wars of the Roses. The texts, in particular 3 Henry VI, do follow the dynastic progression that leads to the Wars of the Roses, but their complexity means they are not just a story of the English line of succession. The presentation of the characters p…[Read more]

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