King John
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tim Carroll
Tom Patterson Theatre
May 21 to September 20
Opens May 28
War is the inevitable result when the King of France demands that John relinquish his crown in favour of his nephew, the young Prince Arthur. Excommunication, attempted atrocity, rebellion and assassination all contribute to a political and personal turmoil that finds devastating expression in an anguished mother’s grief for her son.
The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Begins May 28
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
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Royal Shakespeare Company
30 July – 29 November 2014
Directed by Maria Aberg
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Beautiful Vittoria begins an illicit affair, enlisting the help of her brother Flamenio to fool her husband. They soon find themselves snared in a web of corruption, passion and retribution as their pursuit of personal gain reaches an epic and bloody conclusion.
Royal Shakespeare Company
23 September 2014 – 14 March 2015
Directed by Christopher Luscombe
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Set in the Summer of 1914, love and merriment ensue in Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy before the lives of the blissfully unaware lovers are about to be utterly transformed by the war to end all wars.
Royal Shakespeare Company
3 October 2014 – 14 March 2015
Directed by Christopher Luscombe
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Autumn 1918. Shakespeare’s comic romance plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party, as youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived and happiness is threatened – before peace ultimately wins out.