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- 1Virtual Reading Planned for Joanna Baillie's 1810 Highland PlayโJoanna Baillieโs ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ (1810): A Virtual Public Reading 21 November, online. Free The Baillie Working Group
The Baillie Working Group is hosting a free virtual public reading and discussion of Joanna Baillie's The Family Legend (1810) on 21 November. The group describes the drama as Baillie's 'Highland play' and an early example of the Scottish 'National Drama'. Organisers invite anyone interested in Scottish literature and theatre to join the online event.
- 2Andrew Scott takes on Hamlet at the National TheatreโผAndrew Scott plays Hamlet at the National Theatre: The filming locations of Elsinore
Andrew Scott is playing Hamlet in a production at the National Theatre in London, with attention turning to the story's setting of Elsinore castle in Denmark. The role is one of the most demanding in theatre, and Scott's casting has drawn interest from audiences following his stage and screen career. The production has also prompted curiosity about the real locations associated with Shakespeare's Danish prince.