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Review: Othello: National Theatre, The Telegraph

Review: Othello: National Theatre, The Telegraph

By Charles Spencer 24 Apr 2013 The Telegraph This Othello, at the National Theatre, has all the hallmarks of Hytner at his best, writes Charles Spencer. Ten years ago, when he arrived at the NT, Nicholas Hytner staged a bang-on-the money, modern-dress Henry V with clear reference to the war in Iraq. It starred Adrian Lester in the title role […]

February 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Reviews
Review: Henry V: Noel Coward Theatre, The Telegraph

Review: Henry V: Noel Coward Theatre, The Telegraph

By Charles Spencer 03 Dec 2013 The Telegraph Jude Law may look like an unlikely hero, but he doesn’t put a foot wrong in Michael Grandage’s thrilling production of Henry V Michael Grandage’s bold, star-studded 15 month season in the West End comes to a rousing close with this admirably fleet and dramatically gripping production of Henry V. I found […]

February 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Reviews
Video: Tom Hiddleston discusses reading from The First Folio

Video: Tom Hiddleston discusses reading from The First Folio

“I find it personally very thrilling in quite a sort of nerdy way to sit and hold these pages which were printed 400 years ago.” said Hiddleston.

February 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors

Is There an Explosion of Shakespeare on Stage? Is this a Golden Age?

Sarah Crompton The Telegraph 04 Dec 2013 “Jude Law’s triumph in Henry V is the latest indication that Shakespeare is thriving on our stages, says Sarah Crompton” “Are we living through a golden age of Shakespeare?” I ask Michael Grandage. He laughs. “I don’t know about that, but it is definitely true that he is as popular at the moment […]

February 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Theaters
Stage Production of “Romeo and Juliet” with Bloom becomes a Film

Stage Production of “Romeo and Juliet” with Bloom becomes a Film

By MARK KENNEDY The Seattle Times January 14, 2014 Content provider Screenvision and the new company BroadwayHD teamed up to record the recent Orlando Bloom-led production of “Romeo and Juliet” and broadcast it to movie theaters across the country. “It’s so great to capture it because who knows when it will be on Broadway again,” said Darryl Schaffer, an executive […]

February 22, 2014 · 0 comments · Film, Popular Culture