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Many of us have seen The Merchant of Venice, perhaps Shakespeare's most controversial play, featuring Shylock, the reviled Jewish moneylender. But now, theatre director Bill Alexander, who has directed the play several times to much acclaim, has created this “all-new modern-day adaptation”, set in what he calls the "blackly comic world of modern Venice", tellingly entitled A Merchant of Venice – did you spot the indefinite article?In Alexander's version which, he says, "focuses on just six key characters, their entangled loves, desires and fortunes", Peter Tate plays Shylock. He is also co-artistic director (with Anthony Biggs) of The Playground Theatre in west London. He spoke to JR's arts editor Judi Herman about the loves, desires and fortunes of Shylock, and the joys and challenges of running one of London's newest theatres, which is currently welcoming Shakespeare In Italy, the company behind the production, with its brief to take the works of Shakespeare to new audiences in exciting and interesting ways.A Merchant of Venice runs until Saturday 4 December. 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Thu & Sat only). From £13.50. The Playground Theatre, W10 6RQ. theplaygroundtheatre.london
Guest Peter Tate – a member of GLP’s International Certified Network – joins us to share his experience facilitating faiths and cultures trainings in Southall, London. When facilitating change, Peter says “the outcome is not guaranteed” – but combining a blended approach with powerful questions enabled him to create a safe holding environment for transformative learning. Warning for some parents: powerful questions about Santa Claus within! For more, read Peter Tate’s blog: Digital Learning + Powerful Questions For a deeper dive on “threshold concepts” and “troublesome knowledge”, Peter Tate recommends checking out this presentation by Ray Land – one of the instigators in this area – and Crossing the Threshold by Mark Enser. Follow us on Twitter @GLPconsultants for the latest updates about the show and resources available for businesses and individuals alike. You can also find us on Instagram @GlobalLearningPartners, Facebook, and LinkedIn! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, virtually anywhere podcasts are found! This show is produced by Global Learning Partners and Greg Tilton JR. You can learn more about GLP at our website, as well as check out Greg's work and services! Theme music: 'Pretty Face' by Una Walkenhorst. You can hear more of Una's music at her website! Like what you hear? Consider leaving us a rating on your podcast platform of choice!
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Richard Vergette's play American Justice, set in an American prison against the backdrop of the Obama administration, began life as an hourlong piece called As We Forgive Them as part of Manchester's annual new writing event 24:7 Theatre Festival. Under its new title and with a cast of three—Peter Tate, Ryan Gage and David Schaal—the play opens for a limited run at the Arts Theatre in London's West End in January 2013. Vergette talks to David Chadderton about the background to the play's development and the issues that it tries to highlight. For more information, see www.americanjusticetheplay.com or www.artstheatrewestend.co.uk.
'That Podcast' got underway on Thursday. We were joined by our good friend Jerry for discussion of many important issues; ranging from big cats to Peter Tate's mum... (sorry Peter). You can listen to it all here or click the stream above.The bar was set with 11 live listeners and we would love to beat that next time; so tell all your friends (and/or enemies) to try and tune in or pick up the download. *It's all about ratings
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