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A Conversation with Irwin Appel


Creative Centre Auditorium - YSJ University

About the Show

A Conversation with Irwin Appel 26th April, 5:00pm – York St John University Creative Centre Auditorium Free to attend, donations are gratefully accepted. In this special session, Professor Anne-Marie Evans will be interviewing very special guest Irwin Appel to discuss his varied and distinguished career, Henry VI, the importance of the York International Shakespeare Festival and York Shakespeare Project, and all things Shakespeare! Come and join in what should be an exciting and dynamic conversation. Anne-Marie Evans is Professor of American Literature and Pedagogy at York St John University, where she is also Head of School for Humanities. Anne-Marie is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a long-time Shakespeare fan. As a professional director, actor, and composer/sound designer, Irwin Appel has worked with the New York, Oregon, Orlando, Utah, New Jersey and other prominent Shakespeare and regional theater companies throughout the United States. Recently in Europe, he played the title role in King Lear for Lit Moon World, as well as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 for the Prague Shakespeare Company. In November 2024, he played Shylock at the renowned Estates Theatre in Prague where Mozart premiered the opera Don Giovanni in 1787. He is the founder and artistic director of Naked Shakes, producing Shakespeare’s plays in the US and internationally since 2006. In 2023, Naked Shakes was selected to bring his original adaptation of eight Shakespeare’s history plays entitled The Death of Kings as the closing performance in the Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival in Verona, Italy. He has also led workshops and presentations about Naked Shakes throughout the US and in China, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and Czech Republic. He is Professor of Theater at University of California Santa Barbara, and is a graduate of Princeton University and the Juilliard School.


Booking Information

On each of our events we offer a ticket option called Pass It On! If you purchase any number of these tickets, we will gratefully pass them on to people who otherwise would be unable to attend due to financial barriers, with a special focus on refugees and asylum seekers. Would you like to be considered for a Pass It On! ticket? Contact us at info@yorkshakes.co.uk --- All tickets for our events have an added 10% to help cover our ticket processing surcharge. Tickets purchased in person are not subject to this charge, but we cannot guarantee availability without booking in advance. --- There is a hearing loop and a limited number of wheelchair spaces available at this venue. Please contact us via phone call at 07784819412 or email at skylar@parrabbola.co.uk to discuss accessibility measures or to request a wheelchair ticket. --- No longer able to attend? We understand - things happen. If you are no longer able to attend we ask that you let us know as far in advance as possible so we can re-sell your ticket. We will offer refunds and aim to process these within 30 days. Contact us at info@yorkshakes.co.uk for more information and to request a cancellation.


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In 2024, your donations will go towards...

-the creation of an original performance by actors from Ukraine and artists from York

-storytelling workshops in schools and libraries across Yorkshire

-identity building workshops for secondary students delivered by renowned international artists

-university students receiving hands-on work experience in event management and international literature

And so much more!

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