Henry VI, part one; directed by Henry Woronicz for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, 8 Aug. 2018. Reviewed by David W. Hartwig As part of its effort to “complete the canon,” which began in 2011, the Utah Shakespeare Festival began the Wars of the Roses cycle this season with Henry VI, part one. […]
King Lear, translated and directed by Jack Nieborg, Shakespeare Theater Diever, The Netherlands, 8 September 2018. Reviewed by by Paul Franssen (Utrecht University) This year, the Diever amateur theatre had chosen King Lear for their annual production. In line with some other recent stage adaptations of Shakespeare plays, the tragedy was set in the world of […]
Hamlet, directed by Federay Holmes and Elle While for Shakespeare’s Globe, (www.shakespearesglobe.com). The Globe Theatre, London, 17 July, 2018. Reviewed by Parker T. Gordon (University of St Andrews) For the Globe’s production of Hamlet, Michelle Terry, in the title role, delivered a focused, sober-minded performance. The character’s ‘antic disposition’ (1.5.192),[1] physically depicted through the […]
The Merry Wives of Windsor; directed by Paul Mason Barnes for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, 6 August 2018. Reviewed by David W. Hartwig (Weber State University) I begin this review with a confession: I do not enjoy The Merry Wives of Windsor. And I believe that I am in good company. Nearly […]
High Park’s Midsummer fails to woo with its swords Diana Jones, York University Director Tanja Jacobs’ choice to set High Park’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a carnivalesque atmosphere, inspired by the work of Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, is appropriate for several reasons. Shakespeare’s comedy is tremendously playful with its sprightly faeries, magical flowers, and […]
Julia & Romeo; directed by Jussi Nikkilä for the Finnish National Theater in Helsinki, Finland. Adaptation by Anna Viitala based on a translation by Marja-Leena Mikkola. 4 Oct 2018 Reviewed by Nely Keinänen (University of Helsinki) In 2016, the director Jussi Nikkilä did an excellent production of Richard III on one of the smaller stages […]
Richard II directed by Dr Charles Morton. Ketterer’s Men at the Shakespeare Institute, 27-30 September 2018. Reviewed by Sara Marie Westh Bear with me. I am reminded of the final scenes of Ratatouille, where the irascible reviewer, Ego, finds himself forced by his conscience to admit the brilliance of the place he is reviewing. He ruminates that “In […]
As You Like It, directed by Federay Holmes and Elle While for Shakespeare’s Globe (http://www.shakespearesglobe.com). The Globe Theatre, London, 18 July, 2018. Reviewed by Joseph F. Stephenson Michelle Terry began her tenure as Artistic Director for Shakespeare’s Globe by returning to The Globe’s 1599 roots in As You Like It and Hamlet.[1] The Globe’s […]
Macbeth; directed by Charles Fee for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise, Idaho, 19 June 2018. Reviewed by Julie Fendrick Macbeth’s witches perch upon the balcony of an impressive outdoor theater, their black, flexible wings wrapped around their bodies like bats; with a jarring crack of thunder, so opens the Macbeth of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s 2018 […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, dir. Danielle Irvine, July 21, 2018 at Perchance Theatre in Cupids (NL) Reviewed by Tracy O’Brien Perchance is an open-air theatre modeled after Shakespeare’s Globe, and was built with local wood and sail canvas in 2010 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of John Guy’s settlement in the area. Nestled in the […]
