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 […]
Stage versus screen? Richard II (RSC) @ Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (11 November 2013) and Renoir Cinema, London (12 November 2013) Originally posted on Erin Sullivan’s blog at digitalshakespeares.wordpress.com. Review by Erin Sullivan The other week I did something unusual, at least for me – I saw the same Shakespeare production back-to-back, going to a Tuesday […]
Richard III at Cupids, NL, dir. Danielle Irvine, Perchance Theatre, August 20th, 2017. Reviewed by Michelle King, Memorial University. Perchance Theatre is back for their eighth season of theatre at Cupids. Richard III, directed by Danielle Irvine (who also serves as the company’s Artistic Director), is one of three offerings at Perchance this summer. This adaption […]
Henry IV Part 1 UCLU Drama Society, Bloomsbury Theatre 13 November 2014. Reviewed by Miranda Fay Thomas There is always a slight sense of trepidation when going to see a student production; particularly a student production in London, where we are spoilt for choice with professional shows; even more so, perhaps, when the production in question is […]
Henry IV by William Shakespeare, Directed by Beth Burns for The Hidden Room, York Rite Masonic Hall, Austin TX, Sept 8 – Oct 1, 2017 Reviewed James Loehlin on September 15, 2017 www.hiddenroomtheatre.com Beth Burns’s Austin company, The Hidden Room, has established a reputation for energetic and experimental early modern productions, often employing all-male companies […]
Richard II directed by Gregory Doran for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon and Barbican Centre, London, England (performances between October 27th 2013 and January 25th 2014). A version of this blog was published on Between The Acts, Julieraby.com Review by Julie Raby Oliver Rix’s Aumerle is a […]
SHAKESPEARE À LA BRASILEIRA COULOURS PORTUGAL A REVIEW OF SUA INCELENÇA, RICARDO III PRODUCED BY CLOWNS DE SHAKESPEARE PORTO, PRAÇA D. JOÃO I, 09 JUNE 2013 Review by Livia Segurado The Brazilian theatre company Clowns de Shakespeare participated in the closing ceremonies of the FITEI[1] 2013 in Porto, last June, with their acclaimed version of […]
Henry IV; directed by Daniel Sullivan for The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, LA, California, USA. June 3, 2018. Reviewed by Justin B. Hopkins, Franklin and Marshall College I expected Tom Hanks to be good. After all, he has won a couple of Academy Awards, and he did receive complimentary reviews for his Broadway debut. […]
Directed by Robynn Rodriguez. Set by Robert Mark Morgan. Costumes by Bill Black. Lighting by Donna Ruzika. Composer/Sound by Barry G. Funderburg. Dramaturg Michael Flachmann. Choreographer Stephanie Ivers. Fights by Jason Armit. With Corey Jones (King John), Zack Powell (Prince Henry) Jeanne Paulsen (Queen Eleanor) Steve Wojtas (Philip the Bastard). Fredric Stone (Philip King of […]
