The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company (THSC) is a music theater production company aimed at exploring the social, cultural and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern day Hip-Hop artists.
Founded in 2008 by MOBO award-winning UK Hip Hop artist Kingslee “Akala” Daley with the support of Arts Council England, THSC officially launched in February 2009 with a workshop in East London hosted by Akala and special guest co-host: British Shakespearean theatre legend and Hollywood film actor Sir Ian McKellen.
Since then, THSC’s popularity has led to Akala appearing twice on BBC’s Newsnight Review, both as a guest panelist and to perform Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” (live on-air), with THSC featuring on BBC News/BBC Worldwide, Channel 4, CNN, MTV, Sky Arts, ITV2, London Tonight (ITV), London Metro, The Independent, The Guardian and numerous other high-profile media outlets.
HIP HOP SHAKESPEARE LIVE: our live events aim to bridge music, spoken word theatre and performing arts in unconventional locations to connect and inspire new audiences of all ages to promote THSC’s “edutainment” ethos.
Duration: 15mins‐120mins
Target audience: Accessible to a diverse audience, with particular focus on hard‐to‐reach and new audiences of diverse ages (11‐35 year olds) THSC Team: THSC Artist Associates / Peer Leaders / Band (budget dependent)
An innovative live show by The Hip‐hop Shakespeare Company, produced by THSC’s Artistic Director “Akala” alongside THSC’s Artist Associates, Peer Leaders and live band, often featuring renowned special guest artists. “Hip Hop Shakespeare Live” events also explore the social, cultural and linguistic parallel’s between the works of William Shakespeare and modern day hip hop artists through the fusion of live
music, spoken word theatre and other creative performance art.
Entry is by tickets
Tickets vary from EGP 35/25