Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, directed by Gregory Doran, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Thursday 18 October and Wednesday 14 November 2018. Reviewed by Peter Malin All quotations from the play are from the 1987 New Penguin edition, ed. by R. A. Foakes Academic theatre reviewing should sometimes, I think, consist of more […]
Venus and Adonis: A Masque for Puppets; directed by Gregory Doran for the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with Little Angel Theatre at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. July 26, 27, & 28, 2017 Reviewed by Justin B. Hopkins, Franklin and Marshall College In 2007, I attended the RSC’s collaboration with Little Angel Theatre on Venus and […]
Reviewed by Elizabeth Sharrett (The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham) The third instalment of Greg Doran’s Henriad began with a departure from the “doublet and hose” aesthetic of the two previous productions, and for a moment I thought we were in for a very different show. After a polite reminder to “switch off mobile phones”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
I was moved to write this blog when I read Anjna’s thoughts on the play in her recent post. Gregory Doran’s production of Julius Caesar received five star reviews in The Sunday Times and The Independent on Sunday and four stars almost everywhere else. The cast is fantastic, the design is brilliant and the production […]
