Originally published on The Bardathon, 18 February 2011. Even though Richard II stands alone as a wonderful, lyrical play, there’s something about a good production that leaves you wanting more, in the form of Henry IV. Certainly the play seems to aim at that. Some of the most exciting moments in Andrew Hilton’s new production, opening this year’s season at the […]
1 Henry IV, directed by Gregory Doran for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 16 April 2014 Review by Eoin Price Gregory Doran’s Henry IV began where his Richard II left off. As King Henry (here played by Jasper Britton, rather than Nigel Lindsay) acknowledged his guilt at deposing the anointed […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Henry IV Part Two, Elkafka Espcaio Teatral , dir. by Ruben Szuchmacher, 15 May 2012 at The Globe, London By David Ruiter, University of Texas at El Paso Ruben Szuchmacher and the Elkafka […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Two Roses for Richard III, Companhia Bufomecânica (in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company), dir. Cláudio Baltar and Fabio Ferreira, 23 May 2012 at the Roundhouse Theatre, London By Sonia Massai, […]
Originally published on The Bardathon, 30 October 2013. As a statement of intent, Gregory Doran’s launch to his tenure as RSC Associate Director is perfectly judged. Richard II is the most ‘Doranish’ production one could imagine, from the gorgeously conceived lighting design to the sensitive treatment of male-male relationships, from the meticulous attention to detail in the tiniest roles […]
Directed by Michael Yale, Thrice Ninth Productions, Rose Theatre, Bankside, London, 3 August 2014. Reviewed by Steve Orman I doubt that I will ever see a better abridged version of Henry IV, Part One. I will also remember the production with fondness, as it presented me with the opportunity to hear the music of […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Henry VIII, Rakatá/Fundación Siglo de Oro (Castilian Spanish), 29 May, 2012 at The Globe, London By Juan F. Cerdá, University of Murcia I presume the organizers of the festival […]
This post is part of Year of Shakespeare, a project documenting the World Shakespeare Festival, the greatest celebration of Shakespeare the world has ever seen. Three Arabic Shakespeares, Putting Words into our Mouths By Saffron Walkling, York St John University Cymbeline directed by Joseph Abuk and Derik Uya Alfred and performed by South Sudan Theatre Company, […]
Henry IV, Part 2, at Colorado Shakespeare Festival at the University Theater, Boulder, Colorado, 3 August 2014 Reviewed by Joseph F. Stephenson The announcement that the venerable Colorado Shakespeare Festival had chosen to stage the seldom-performed Henry IV, Part 2 in its first-ever Original Practices production as part of its recent emphasis on Shakespeare’s history plays […]
Henry V dir. John-Robert Partridge for Tread the Boards Theatre Company at the Attic Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, England, April 2017. Reviewed by Sara Marie Westh, University of Birmingham. I should begin this review by admitting that Henry V is my favourite Shakespeare play. In the current political climate, a highly jingoistic tale about English […]
