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[[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]] is a term often used to refer to open air performances of Shakespeare's plays, and most notably in a park atmosphere.

See [[Open-air Theatre]]

This kind of performance has a history that goes back to Shakespeare's own time and has been popular right up to the present day. Many court performances for instance would take place in public spaces at court.

In the past century or more it has become a feature in most countries across where the bard is honoured and studied. Often this is linked to a [[Shakespearean Festival]].

One of the most famous of such creations, specifically bearing the title [[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]], was created by Joseph Papp in 1962, in Central Park New York. Though it was by no means the first, it is today rather unique in that this Public Theater series, performed in the Delacorte Theater, consists of '''free''', large-scale productions of works by William Shakespeare (as well as the occasional musical or non-Shakespearean drama), featuring major (and expensive) film and stage performers. (Among them have been Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Al Pacino, Blythe Danner, Philip Seymour Hoffman, George C. Scott and Denzel Washington.)

== Shakespeare in South African parks ==

== Sources ==

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/shakespeare-in-the-park

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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 One of the most famous of such creations, the first specifically bearing the title [[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]], was created by Joseph Papp in 1962, in Central Park New York.  Though it was by no means the first, it is today rather unique in that this famous and eagerly supported Public Theater series, performed in the Delacorte Theater, consists of '''free''', large-scale productions of works by William Shakespeare (as well as the occasional musical or non-Shakespearean drama), featuring major (and expensive) film and stage performers.  (Among them have been Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Al Pacino, Blythe Danner, Philip Seymour Hoffman, George C. Scott and Denzel Washington.)
-For more on the international history, see "Shakespeare-in-the-Park", Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_the_Park_festivals]. However, the reader is warned,  the current entry is a partial and somewhat parochial overview, patently ignoring open air performances of the plays in Africa and Southern Africa. (see below)
+For more on the international history, see "Shakespeare-in-the-Park", Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_the_Park_festivals]. However, the reader is warned,  the current entry is a partial and somewhat parochial overview, heavily skewed towards North America and patently ignoring open air performances of the plays in Africa and Southern Africa (see below).
 == Shakespeare in South African parks ==

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 Given the fine summer weather in the country, open air presentations are extremely popular, particularly in view of the open-air character of most pre-colonial performance forms.
 '''Specific open air Shakespeare activities:'''

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 One of the most famous of such creations, the first specifically bearing the title [[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]], was created by Joseph Papp in 1962, in Central Park New York.  Though it was by no means the first, it is today rather unique in that this famous and eagerly supported Public Theater series, performed in the Delacorte Theater, consists of '''free''', large-scale productions of works by William Shakespeare (as well as the occasional musical or non-Shakespearean drama), featuring major (and expensive) film and stage performers.  (Among them have been Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Al Pacino, Blythe Danner, Philip Seymour Hoffman, George C. Scott and Denzel Washington.)
-For more on the international history, see "Shakespeare-in-the-Park", Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_the_Park_festivals]. However, the reader is warned,  is a partial and somewhat parochial overview, ostentatiously ignoring open air performances of the plays in Africa and Southern Africa.
+For more on the international history, see "Shakespeare-in-the-Park", Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_the_Park_festivals]. However, the reader is warned,  the current entry is a partial and somewhat parochial overview, patently ignoring open air performances of the plays in Africa and Southern Africa. (see below)
 == Shakespeare in South African parks ==

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-[[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]] is a term often used to refer to open air performances of Shakespeare's plays, and most notably in a park atmosphere.
+[[Shakespeare-in-the-Park]] is a term often used to refer to open air performances of Shakespeare's plays, and most notably in a park atmosphere. This is slightly different to the notion of open-air theatre, since the latter does not necessarily take place in a park, but simply in a theatre with no roof.
 See also [[Open-air Theatre]]
-This kind of performance has a history that goes back to Shakespeare's own time and has been popular right up to the present day. Many court performances for instance would take place in public spaces at court.
+== The general concept ==
-In the past century or more it has become a feature in most countries across where the bard is honoured and studied.
+This kind of performance has a history that goes back to Shakespeare's own time and has been popular right up to the present day. Many court performances for instance would take place in open-air spaces at court.
 Often this is linked to a [[Shakespearean Festival]], such as the [[Oregon Shakespeare Festival]] in Ashland, Oregon, founded in 1935.
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 == Shakespeare in South African parks ==
-Given the fine summer weather in the country, open air presentations are extremely popular, particularly as the form is implicit in pre-colonial theatre forms.
+Given the fine summer weather in the country, open air presentations are extremely popular, particularly in view of the open-air character of most pre-colonial performance forms.

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