’Tis Pity She’s a Whore by John Ford Directed by Declan Donnellan for Cheek by Jowl at Oxford Playhouse (on tour), 7 February 2012 Reviewed by Peter Malin References to the play are to John Ford, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, ed. by Martin Wiggins, New Mermaids, 2nd edn (London: A. & C. Black, 2003) In just under […]
Review by Peter Kirwan Originally published on The Bardathon, 5 February 2012. Writing about web page https://www.cheekbyjowl.com/tis_pity_shes_a_whore.php Cheek by Jowl have revolutionised my understanding of early modern dramatists time and again – Shakespeare with itsTwelfth Night, Middleton with its The Changeling, and now John Ford with a stunning new ‘Tis Pity. This was my third production of the play following […]
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. In Praise of Translation: On Watching Shakespeare in a Foreign Language By Margherita Laera, Queen Mary University of London You might not agree with me but, in recent years, I […]
