Culture & Arts
Was Margaret of Anjou as bad as Shakespeare said she was?
Shakespeare called her the “she-wolf of France” and a “hateful withered hag” but was Margaret of Anjou really as bad as that? I’d argue not and that it is time to reassess the misogynistic, xenophobic views that have led to her presentation as a stereotypical villain. Margaret was married to Henry VI of England and […]
Post-modernism : proud elitism or breath of fresh air?
For a few decades now, overly experimental theatre has discouraged regular people from going to the theatre at all, as we tend to consider it too elitist or even snobbish. Post-modernism, the movement that has been around since the late 20th century, is partly responsible for this bad reputation, but is it justified?
