Shaking up Shakespeare in Europe – Two new festivals

International audienceThis article considers two relatively new European Shakespeare festivals, Nice and York, both of which had their first season in 2015. The annual Nice Festival owes its birth to Irina Brook, appointed as director of the Théâtre national de Nice in September 2014, and has just held its second edition. The biennial York International Shakespeare Festival celebrated its first season in 2015, with its next season planned for 2017. Both festivals are members of the European Shakespeare Festivals Network (ESFN).Cet article analyse deux festivals Shakespeare européens créés récemment, en 2015, à Nice et York. Fondé par Irina Brook, directrice du Théâtre national de Nice depuis septembre 2014, le festival annuel Shake Nice! a connu sa deuxième édition en janvier dernier. Bisannuel, le York International Shakespeare Festival a programmé sa prochaine manifestation en mai 2017. Tous deux sont membres à part entière du réseau européen des festivals Shakespeare (ESFN)