Event

The Faculty of Humanities and Education in conjunction with the British Council and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (ttff) present a screening of King Lear The Film (180 mins) to commemorate the 400^th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. This visit is also possible through the Shakespeare Lives project.

The screening takes place on September 24 from 3 to 6pm at the Centre for Language Learning (CLL) Auditorium followed by a Q&A with lead actor Don Warrington. To view the trailer, please click here.

For more on ttff, please visit their website http://ttfilmfestival.com/.

For info on all the UWI-related films and presentations, please click here. 

About Shakespeare Lives

Shakespeare Lives is a major programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016, aiming to reach over half a billion people worldwide. The British Council – the UK’s international organisation for cultural and educational opportunities – is working with a host of British theatres, museums, educators and artists in an unprecedented programme of global activity that will include brand new productions of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as film adaptations, art exhibitions, public readings and educational resources for schools and English language learners of all ages. 

Shakespeare Lives will run throughout 2016, exploring the work of the world’s most popular playwright in all cultures, engaging audiences globally with both his work and the best of contemporary Britain. For more, please visit http://www.shakespearelives.org/.

About Don Warrington

Don Warrington plays King Lear in the 2016 Talawa Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's play. Warrington won universal acclaim for his performance as King Lear, with critics describing it as a "heartbreaking tour-de-force", The Stage wrote that "Warrington seizes and owns it with magnetic, majestic power.” For more on his bio, please click here.

For more on ttff, please visit their website http://ttfilmfestival.com/.

For info on all the UWI-related films and presentations, please click here. 

About Shakespeare Lives

Shakespeare Lives is a major programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016, aiming to reach over half a billion people worldwide. The British Council – the UK’s international organisation for cultural and educational opportunities – is working with a host of British theatres, museums, educators and artists in an unprecedented programme of global activity that will include brand new productions of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as film adaptations, art exhibitions, public readings and educational resources for schools and English language learners of all ages. 

Shakespeare Lives will run throughout 2016, exploring the work of the world’s most popular playwright in all cultures, engaging audiences globally with both his work and the best of contemporary Britain. For more, please visit http://www.shakespearelives.org/.

About Don Warrington

Don Warrington plays King Lear in the 2016 Talawa Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's play. Warrington won universal acclaim for his performance as King Lear, with critics describing it as a "heartbreaking tour-de-force", The Stage wrote that "Warrington seizes and owns it with magnetic, majestic power.” For more on his bio, please click here.