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William-Shakespeare

Book Review: Drama Queen — The Theatrical Nature of Elizabethan England

Book Review: Drama Queen — The Theatrical Nature of Elizabethan England

To his credit, Garry Wills does not attempt to tell us what Shakespeare or his contemporaries “really meant,” nor does he suggest that there are ways that these plays ought be staged.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Garry Wills, Making Make-Believe Real: Politics as Theater in Shakespeare's Time, New Historicists, Queen Elizabeth, William-Shakespeare, Yale-University-Press

Theater Review: “Measure for Measure” – A Problem Play for Shakespeare’s Time — and Ours

Theater Review: “Measure for Measure” – A Problem Play for Shakespeare’s Time — and Ours

Shakespeare may have written Measure for Measure as a dystopian satire of what it would be like if the Puritans were ever to take over England.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, Measure for Measure, William-Shakespeare

DVD Review: Roman Polanski’s “Macbeth” – A Paranoiac Fever Dream

DVD Review: Roman Polanski’s “Macbeth” – A Paranoiac Fever Dream

Among the most haunting aspects of Roman Polanski’s 1971 film version of Macbeth is his visceral depiction of the tragedy’s violence.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Theater Tagged: Macbeth, Matt Hanson, Roman Polanski, The Criterion Collection, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: “Much Ado About” Sexting and Social Media

Theater Review: “Much Ado About” Sexting and Social Media

This staging of Much Ado About Nothing would make an excellent ice-breaker for a discussion between adolescents and adults about sexting

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Boston Theater Company, Joey Frangieh, Much Ado About Nothing, sexting, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: This “Comedy of Errors” is an Exhilarating Circus of Desperation

Theater Review: This “Comedy of Errors” is an Exhilarating Circus of Desperation

The intriguing notion of a down-and-out clown troupe struggling with a classic text propels this superb production.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, ASP, David R. Gammons, The Comedy of Errors, William-Shakespeare

Fuse Theater Review: CSC Stages a Zippy “Twelfth Night” on the Boston Common

Fuse Theater Review: CSC Stages a Zippy “Twelfth Night” on the Boston Common

There are laughs in this production of Twelfth Night, but the romantic payoffs are scarce, perhaps because the sit-com rhythms tend to swamp all else (including some of the poetry).

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Commonwealth-Shakespeare-Company, Steven Maler, Twelfth Night, William-Shakespeare

Fuse Theater Review: At the A.R.T., “The Tempest” is Toast

Fuse Theater Review: At the A.R.T., “The Tempest” is Toast

Is it the Bard or a magic show? The prestidigitation wins out given the wanness of the dramatic proceedings.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Aaron Posner, American Repertory Theater, Diane Paulus, Teller, The Tempest, William-Shakespeare

Fuse News: Two Milestones – Shakespeare’s 450th and Anthony Burgess’ 50th

Fuse News: Two Milestones – Shakespeare’s 450th and Anthony Burgess’ 50th

“Nothing Like the Sun” remains, for my money, among the best works of fiction inspired by Shakespeare’s life.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured, Fuse News Tagged: Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: Take Two — Shakespeare Plays it Safe In “Henry VIII”

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.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, Henry VIII, John Fletcher, Tina Packer, William-Shakespeare

Fuse Theater Review: Boston Theater Company’s “Romeo & Juliet” — A Romance Rife With Political Scandal

Fuse Theater Review: Boston Theater Company’s “Romeo & Juliet” — A Romance Rife With Political Scandal

BTC’s experiment, while not without its faults, proffers an admirable model of the sort of creative thinking that more companies should emulate when placing Shakespearean drama in a contemporary American context.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Boston Theater Company, Joey Frangieh, Romeo & Juliet, William-Shakespeare

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