By Sheri Barrett for BroadwayWorld.com, 30 March 2015 What happens when two of the world’s most extraordinary theater companies, the England’s Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Scotland, make the decision to work together on a sequel to Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, one of his darkest and most powerful works? It’s no less than a magical combination of talent that makes an […]
Every so often, evidence arises that acting might just be the most satisfying profession on the planet. Take the company called Bedlam, which is putting on not one but two inspired productions of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” in a small and airless room in the garment district that seats about 50, and making you feel like its members are the luckiest […]
By David N. Dunkle for PennLive.com, 14 March 2015 In “Women Playing Hamlet,” a present-day actor named Jessica is having an identity crisis, brought on by her casting as Hamlet in a new production of the 400-year-old Shakespearean tragedy at Gamut Classic Theatre. Is she up to it? Should she be — or is it better not to be — the […]
By Moze Halperin for Flavorwire, 13 March 2015 When a director does Shakespeare today, it seems there are three options most commonly selected, each of which has its drawbacks. The first is to do a loyal interpretation, maintaining the original setting and time specified by the Bard (for if you’re the type that chooses loyalty, you also may use this […]
By Mark E. Leib for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, 11 March 2015 The Tampa Shakespeare Festival has arrived, and it’s off to a good, if imperfect, start. There’s some excellent acting (along with the so-so sort), fine costume design (but evening lighting is a problem), and so much wonderful Shakespearean English, you don’t really mind the occasional competition from airplanes, powerboats, and […]
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