Hamlet directed by K.D. Schmidt for the Mainz State Theatre, Mainz, Germany. March 13, 2019 And A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Hilmar Jónsson for the National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland. March 16, 2019. Reviewed by Justin B. Hopkins I went on holiday to Germany, with a long layover in Iceland on the way […]
Hamlet, dir. Jan Klata, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Gdańsk, Poland, 4 October 2014. https://www.festiwalszekspirowski.pl/index.php Reviewed by Magdalena Cieślak With Hamlet, perhaps more that with other plays, one always waits for the first words. Is it going to be “Who’s there?”, or are they going straight for Claudius’s speech? Or maybe they’ll start with Hamlet’s soliloquy? There are many possibilities. […]
Der Sturm [The Tempest], directed by Simone Sterr, Landestheater Tübingen, 4 July 2013. Review by Lisa Peter The tempest of the play’s beginning almost became reality for the press night of Simone Sterr’s open-air production at the Landestheater Tübingen. Heavy clouds over the Neckarparkhaus let audience members and ushers alike get their rain […]
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. Timon of Athens, bremer shakespeare company, Dir. Sebastian Kautz, 1 June 2012 at The Globe, London By Emily Oliver, Shakespeare Institute “WARNING: THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS MALE NUDITY.” The sign, greeting visitors on their […]
