A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.
Tina Packer
Theater Review: At Shakespeare & Company — Tina Packer’s Masterful “Merchant of Venice”
Shakespeare & Company’s staging of Merchant of Venice is the strongest this critic has ever seen or could hope to.
Theater Review: Shakespeare’s “Game of Thrones” — Staged With Gusto
Rarely are Boston’s stages graced with a Shakespeare production that reaches this high a level of accomplishment.
Theater Review: Take Two — Shakespeare Plays it Safe In “Henry VIII”
If “Henry VIII” is dramatically lacking when compared to Shakespeare’s other histories, what makes this production worthwhile is the care Actors’ Shakespeare Project has brought to staging it.
Theater Review: Shakespeare’s “Henry VIII” — History as Smoke, Mirrors, and Spectacle
Given how rarely “Henry VIII” is staged, any Shakespeare enthusiast worth his or her salt should definitely take in this uneven production.
Fuse Theater Review: An Earnest “Troilus and Cressida”
We are a long way from the love-destroyed-by-hostility pieties of Romeo and Juliet, but Actors’ Shakespeare Project director Tina Packer wants to make Troilus and Cressida fit into that reassuring and earnest mold.
Coming Attractions in Theater: August 2011
A busy month of theater, especially for off-speed, postmodern romances, while old-timers such as the Gershwins and Tennessee Williams receive some attention as well.
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 […]
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, […]
Culture Vulture: February Highlight
If you’re heading out toward the Berkshires and haven’t yet made plans for Valentine’s Day, consider taking your significant other to brunch at Shakespeare & Company for a five-course meal before the matinee. By Helen Epstein Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. Adapted from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Directed by Tina Packer. […]
