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Shakespeare

November Short Fuses — Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Short Fuses Tagged: Allen Michie, Bill-Marx, Debussy: Early and Late Piano Works, Gerald Peary, Jonathan Blumhofer, Kate Baker, Kathlyn Horan, Mark Favermann, Paul Robicheau, Poor Naked Wretches, Reaktion Books, Return to Shore: the Duo Sessions, Shakespeare, Stephen Unwin, Steven Osborne, Susan Miron, The Blue Trees, The Comet is Coming, The Return of Tanya Tucker-Featuring Brandi Carlile, Vic Juris

Theater Review: “Cry Havoc” — The Bard on War, and the Pity of War

Cry Havoc’s message: We expend energy in preparing young men and women for war, but no effort in re-engaging them into the life of not-war.

By: Jim Kates Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Cry Havoc, Peterborough Players, Shakespeare, Stephan Wolfert, War, warriors

Fuse Theater Review: Shakespearean Sublimity — “Red Velvet”

As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Theater Feature: John Douglas Thompson on “Red Velvet” — Race and Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century

Few people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.

By: Kate Abbott Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, Kate Abbott, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Fuse Book Interview: James Shapiro on America’s Complicated Relationship With Shakespeare

“Americans have been most drawn to the great tragedies—in our classroom and on our stages. “

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured, Interview, Theater Tagged: anthology, James Shapiro, Library-of-America, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in America

Theater Review: Two Theatrical War Horses Come To Town

Two warhorses of the theater come to town: Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” trots along in the Globe Theatre touring production, while “War Horse” shows off the equine puppet body beautiful.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Broadway in Boston, Hamlet, Puppets, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, War Horse

Coming Attractions in Theater: February 2011

A hold-onto-your seat month with some intriguing world premieres, including a musical version of a Korean folktale, an attempt to turn Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound into a rock event, and a cerebral confab featuring Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli. By Bill Marx. King Lear by William Shakespeare. Directed by Michael Grandage. NT Live screens the […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Music, Theater Tagged: Abbey Theatre, Actors' Shakespeare Project, Ajax, American Repertory Theater, Bod Clayman, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Cymbeline, Derek Walcott, Diane Paulus, Divine Rivalry, DollHouse, Greek, Hartford Stage, Howard-barker, John Kuntz, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Michael Kramer, New Repertory Theatre, Prometheus Bound, Serj Tankian, Shakespeare, Sophocles, Steven Sater, Stoneham Theatre, Sunfish, Terminus, The Europeans, The Exceptionals, The Hotel Nepenthe, Theresa Rebeck, Ti-Jean & His Brothers, tragedy, Underground Railway Theater, Whistler-in-the-Dark-theater

Theater Review: Antony and Cleopatra Pitch Woo in Hartford

The Hartford Stage may be far from the shores of the Nile, but this lively production of Antony & Cleopatra and the company’s rejuvenated theater space are fit for the entertainment of a Pharaoh. Anthony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. Directed by Tina Landau. At the Hartford Stage, 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT, through November […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Antony-and-Cleopatra, Hartford Stage, John Douglas Thompson, Kate Mulgrew, Michael Wilson, Shakespeare, Susan Miron, Tina Landau

Commentary: Women of Will — The Complete Journey

The complete Women of Will is an exhausting adventure, led by a manically enthused and deeply generous and talkative tour director who also is a fabulous actor. Reviewed by Susan Miron Women of Will. Written and performed by Tina Packer. Directed by Eric Tucker. Featuring Tina Packer and Nigel Gore. At Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Theater Tagged: drama, female, Shakespeare, Shakespeare & Company, Susan Miron, Theater, Tina Packer, 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

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