From Den of Geek, 27 August 2015 Doctor Who legend Russell T Davies is returning to the BBC (and to Cardiff’s Doctor Who base!), to put his spin on another bastion of British culture – he’s adapting William Shakespeare. Specifically, Russell T Davies is working on the script for a 90-minute adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His adaptation – which will be directed by […]
By James Bovard for The Wall Street Journal, 13 July 2015 In Act 5 of “Love’s Labor Lost,” one character scoffs at pedants: “They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps.” The latest Shakespeare fashion, at least in the Washington area, is to invite people to a feast of language and serve nothing but grunts, grimaces and grins—with a […]
By Christopher Hooton for the Independent, 12 June Shakespeare can be a little challenging as a teenager but that’s part of the joy of-NEVER MIND there’s a TL;DR version now! Penguin has launched an OMG Shakespeare series that reimagines his most famous plays in the digital age, with titles including Macbeth #killingit A Midsummer Night #NoFilter and YOLO Juliet. The plays, retold by Courtney Carbone and Brett Wright, […]
By Jeremy D. Goodwin for WBUR’s The Artery, 18 April 2015 No matter what your own nightlife proclivities may be, it’s not that difficult on any given night to encounter a drunk person in Greater Boston. If all else fails, just try riding the Green Line inbound right after a game at Fenway Park. So what, exactly, is so funny about […]
By Nelson Pressley for the Washington Post, 5 February 2015 With a lineup that includes the vintage musical “Kiss Me, Kate” and an all-male “Taming of the Shrew” starring “Kinky Boots” Tony winner Billy Porter, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is the first major D.C. troupe to release its 2015-16 season. The announcement includes the STC’s contribution to Washington’s citywide Women’s Voices Festival in […]
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