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Richard III

Theater Review: CSC’s “Richard III” — Divine Devilry

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Richard III is a deft, gripping version of Shakespeare’s vision of malevolence, staged with verve and vision.

By: Erik Nikander Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Commonwealth-Shakespeare-Company, Erik Nikander, Richard III, Steven Maler

Theater Review: Regicide in the Chapel — Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Richard III”

Steven Barkhimer’s mastery of the role’s physicality is the key to his expression of its villainy.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, Richard III, Robert Walsh, Steven Barkhimer, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: Propeller Theatre Company Takes Off

Buckets of blood and handfuls of guts always look slightly ridiculous splashed and dangled around on stage, though I must admit that this is the first RICHARD III I have seen with a working chainsaw.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Theater Tagged: Edward Hall, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Propeller Theatre Company, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, William-Shakespeare

Coming Attractions in Theater: May 2011

May is usually a so-so respite before the summer season revs up, but there’s some interesting productions popping up, including Propeller Theatre Company’s all-male versions of Shakespeare’s Richard III and The Comedy of Errors, Amy Brenneman’s autobiographical show Mouth Wide Open, and an opportunity to see J. M. Barrie take it on in the chin […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Theater Tagged: Amy Brenneman, Berklee College of Music, Central Square Theater, David Leddy, Emerging America Festival, Happy Medium Theatre, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Mouth Wide Open, New Rep, Passing Strange, Peter Pansy, Propeller Theatre Company, Richard III, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans, Shakespeare and Company, Silver Spoon, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Susurrus, The Comedy of Errors, The Country Club, The Drowsy Chaperone, The-Nora-Theatre-Company, Tina Packer, Why I Sing the Blues -- An Original Musical, Women of Will

Culture Vulture: High-Energy ‘Richard III’

Reviewed by Helen Epstein I saw Shakespeare & Company‘s excellent production of Richard III in Lenox, MA last weekend (through September 5 at Founders’ Theatre), with an exceptionally strong ensemble that was kicked into high gear by a high-energy performance from John Douglas Thompson in the title role.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Berkshires, Culture Vulture, John Douglas Thompson, Richard III, Shakespeare, Shakespeare & Company

Theater Review: The Metaphysical Urgency of “Richard III”

Actor John Douglas Thompson can captivate, seduce, and thrill any audience in any play, which is exactly what he did, once again, in Shakespeare & Company’s enthralling new production of The Life and Death of King Richard III. The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Croy. Conceived and […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Berkshires, John Douglas Thompson, Nigel Gore, Richard III, Shakespeare & Company, Susan Miron, Theater, Tod Randolph, William-Shakespeare

Coming Attactions in Theater: July 2010

Underneath the discouraging array of customary exhibitions there are some reassuring productions of the new this month, with a smattering of New England and world premieres. Culture Vulture thinks that Richard III will be a highlight at Shakespeare & Co; I am also intrigued by Company One drawing on local playwrights to revamp the tales […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Theater Tagged: After the Revolution, American Repertory Theater, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Arlene Hutton, Barrington Stage Company, Carter W. Lewis, Cherry Smoke, Chester Theater Company, Company One, Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant, Cyrano de Bergerac, Fully Commited, Gabriel Kuttner, Gregory Maguire, Grimm, Gurnet-Theatre-Project, James McManus, John ADEkoje, John Kuntz, Jonathan Epstein, Kirsten Greenidge, Lydia R. Diamond, Marcus Gardley, Melinda-Lopez, musical, Pool Boy, Richard III, See Rock City, Shakespeare and Co, Storytelling Ability of a Boy, The-Winters-Tale, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, William-Shakespeare, Williamstown-Theatre-Festival

Culture Vulture: ‘Richard III’ Director Back at Work

By Helen Epstein Shakespeare & Company’s new director Tony Simotes is in his last week of radiation and chemotherapy for throat cancer in Boston, but he was in the Berkshires this weekend to preside over the first read-through of Richard III.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Culture Vulture, Richard III, Shakespear & Company, Tony Simotes

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