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Upstart Crow is a British sitcom based on the life of William Shakespeare written by Ben Elton. The show premiered on 9 May 2016 on BBC Two [1] as part of the commemorations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Its title quotes "an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers", a critique of Shakespeare by his rival Robert Greene in ...
May 9, 2016 · David Mitchell and the cast of Upstart Crow. William Shakespeare’s wife pleading with him not to do comedy (“It’s not your strong point”), lots of jokes about the real meaning of “wherefore art thou” and The Bard wondering how to end his latest play Romeo And Juliet. Welcome to Upstart Crow, written by Ben Elton and starring David ...
- Writer’s Block Wasn’T An Issue
- ‘An Upstart Crow, Beautified with Our Feathers’
- Raised by A Glove Maker and A Criminal
- Shakespeare’s London: Cosmopolitan and Sordid
Mitchell’s Shakespeare often has absurd ideas for plays until inspiration strikes, and infrequently suffers with writer’s block. The real-life Bard rarely struggled to create fully-formed ideas, notes Graham Holderness – the author of ‘Nine Lives of William Shakespeare’: “Shakespeare was the absolute opposite of someone who had problems with writin...
In Elton’s drama an ultra-snooty Robert Greene is presented as Shakespeare’s nemesis. Indeed, when Shakespeare arrived in Elizabethan London and tried to break into the capital’s cultural circles, he wasn’t universally welcomed. In 1592 he was attacked in a pamphlet by Greene, and the lampooning included the insult which would give Elton’s sitcom i...
Comedy veteran Harry Enfield plays the bard’s raucous father John Shakespeare in Upstart Crow. John is presented as a country bumpkin who is a constant source of embarrassment for the writer, due to his coarse behaviour and law-breaking antics. In reality little is known of Shakespeare’s father. However, Holderness understands that he was a familia...
Shakesperean London is presented as a lively capital, with much of the Bard’s audience made up of bawdy aristocrats and blood-thirsty peasants in Upstart Crow. This isn’t far from the truth – likely down to the location of popular theatres. “The theatres were set up in what effect was the Red Light District,” explains Holderness. “They set them out...
May 2, 2016 · And in Upstart Crow, Ben Elton’s BBC2 comedy reimagining of the life of the great poet and dramatist, Kempe is presented as… a cocky C16th Ricky Gervais. The character, played by comedian ...
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Sep 26, 2018 · Upstart Crow BBC2, 8.30pm ★★★. In Upstart Crow, David Mitchell’s guileless Shakespeare is considering a play about Julius Caesar, and needs some inspiration – after all, “they can’t ...
Upstart Crow: Created by Ben Elton. With David Mitchell, Gemma Whelan, Rob Rouse, Liza Tarbuck. Satirical Blackadderesque sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.
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May 9, 2016 · Set at the start of William Shakespeare’s extraordinary career, Upstart Crow sees David Mitchell’s William, resplendent in bald cap and wig, as an engaging mixture of bemused parent, smart ...
