Hamlet, directed by Kemal Aydoğan and translated by Onur Ünsal and Emre Adıyaman at the Moda Sahnesi Theatre, Istanbul, Turkey Reviewed by Anna Carleton Forrester, University of Georgia One does not have to be well-versed in Turkish or in Shakespeare to appreciate the intention and artistry behind Kemal Aydoğan’s Hamlet of the Moda Sahnesi […]
Volpone at the Royal Shakespeare Company (https://www.rsc.org.uk) Swan Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon, 17 July 2015. Reviewed by Joseph F. Stephenson Sir Trevor Nunn’s assignment for his return engagement with the Royal Shakespeare Company turned out to be Ben Jonson’s tricky 1606 play Volpone. The resulting concoction—a modernistic production set in present-day London rather than seventeenth-century Venice—leaves the […]
A few years ago I saw and admired Kevin Spacey playing Richard II at the Old Vic, in a production directed by Trevor Nunn. Now, also at the Old Vic, I’ve seen him as Richard III, expertly directed by Sam Mendes. They were both fine performances, highly individual while showing great respect for the text. […]
