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William-Shakespeare

Television Review: “Rosaline” — Burlesquing the Bard’s “Star-Cross’d Lovers”

Every few years a smart teen rom-com comes along that deftly puts a modern, and pleasingly iconoclastic, spin on a classic piece of literature.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Henry Hunter Hall, Hulu, Kaitlyn Dever, Karen Maine, Kyle Allen, Romeo & Juliet, Rosaline, Spencer Stevenson, William-Shakespeare

Film Reviews: NY Film Festival Closes — Theater on the Screen

Two divergent works of theater for the screen were at this year’s NYFF, an adaptation of Macbeth in black and white, and a raunchy sleeper from Romania.

By: David D'Arcy Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, David D'Arcy, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Radu Jude, The Tragedy of Macbeth, William-Shakespeare

Book Review: A Retrograde Shakespearean Shout-Out

Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Robert McCrum, Shakespearean, William-Shakespeare

Book Review: “Shakespeare in a Divided America” — Illuminating the Bard’s Influence on Our History

Shakespeare’s role in American history is not immediately apparent — at least it wasn’t to me. Part of the considerable pleasure of reading this book is seeing how James Shapiro draws the connections.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: James Shapiro, Shakespeare in Divided America, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: “Timon of Athens” — Greed is not Good

Timon is a fascinating, if lumpy and bumpy, black comedy with a nihilistic sting, a lacerating parable about how the worship of gold warps individuals and society.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Simon Godwin, Theater for a New Audience, Thomas Middleton, Timon of Athens, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: “Much Ado” About Something New

Shining leads make up for a problem play that, in this production, has been further problematized.

By: Kamela Dolinova Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, Brooke Hardman, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Kamela Dolinova, Much Ado About Nothing, Omar Robinson, William-Shakespeare

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: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor

Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, Bobbie Steinbach all-female, Bryn Boice, David Greenham, Julius Caesar, Liz Adams, Marianna Bassham, Marya Lowry, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: Brown Box Theatre Project’s Gothic “Hamlet”

This exciting look at Shakespeare’s tragedy is a decidedly gothic affair.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Brown Box Theatre Project, Hamlet, Kyler Taustin, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: “Henry IV” — A Bold But Overreaching Stroke

So, how do you come away from a lukewarm production with such positive feelings?

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: David Greenham, Henry IV, Meg-Taintor, Opera House Arts, Stonington Maine, Stonington Opera House, William-Shakespeare

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