York Shakespeare Project

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The York Shakespeare Project was set up at the beginning of the 21st Century with the intention of performing every play Shakespeare wrote within a 20-year period. A dedicated mix of professionals and amateurs work together to achieve this, staging their works in some fascinating venues around the city of York.

The cycle commenced in the spring of 2002 with a run of "Richard III", and since then they have been produced in approximate chronological order. There are generally two to three shows per year, performed in the summer and the winter.

The Project hires professional directors for each show, as well as doing community work to bring Shakespeare to a wide audience, with the aim of demonstrating how accessible it can be. Open auditions are held for every show, and while the performers are generally unpaid, the professional quality of their productions is a testament to their dedication and enthusiasm, and acts as a magnificent springboard for those who have not experienced participating in one of Shakespeare's works.


Connected mandy members:

2014, All's Well That Ends Well, First Soldier
Friargate Theatre
Paul French
Actor
2014, All's Well that Ends Well, The King
Friargate Theatre, York
Molly Kay
Actor
2014, All's Well That Ends Well, Helena
Friargate Theatre
Sandrine Enryd Carlsson
Stage Manager
2014, All's Well (That Ends Well), Stage Manager
Riding Lights Theatre, York
2013, Measure for Measure, Second Gentleman
Friargate Theatre
Sarah Strong
Actor
2013, Measure for measure, Angelo's servent /Messenger. Understudied for Pompey
Friargate Theatre
Gemma Sharp
Actor
2012, Venus and Adonis, Venus
Pocklington Arts Centre
Tom Straszewski
Director
2012, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Director
2012, Othello, Montano
2011, Troilus and Cressida, Diomedes
Gemma Sharp
Actor
2011, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice
Rowntree Park York / The Dell Stratford
2010, Henry IV Part Two, Hal
The Church of St. Martin-cum-Gregory
2010, Henry IV Part Two, Travers/Harcourt/Duke of Clarence
2010, Henry IV Part One, Hal
The Church of St. Martin-cum-Gregory
2010, Henry IV Part One, Sir Edmund Mortimer
Nicki Martin-Harper
Wardrobe Manager
2009, Richard II, Costume Designer
2009, Richard II, Mowbray
41 Monkgate
2009, Julius Caesar, Octavius Caesar / Popilius Lena
41 Monkgate
Lora Thomsen
Actor
2008, As You like It, 1st Lord, 1st Page, Chorus Singer
Deans Park, York minster Gardens, York
2008, As You Like It, Jaques
York Minster Gardens

York Shakespeare Project Jobs

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