Author René Weis FRSA

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René Weis FRSA
René Weis is Emeritus Professor of English at University College London. Among his publications are a biography of Shakespeare and editions of Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part 2, and King Lear. Other notable works include The Yellow Cross and The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis. He is currently editing Wuthering Heights for Cambridge University Press.

Twelfth Night

René Weis FRSA
Twelfth Night at the Orange Tree is a night to remember. The play was Shakespeare’s second identical-twins comedy, after the...

The Elixir of Love

René Weis FRSA
Donizetti’s comic opera The Elixir of Love is the quintessential light-touch, bel canto opera buffa. It is a perennial favourite...

Rigoletto

René Weis FRSA
This is the 14th outing at the ENO of Jonathan Miller’s 1982 Godfather production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The Renaissance Court of...

Farm Hall

René Weis FRSA
Katherine Moar’s Farm Hall is a timely play in the age of Oppenheimer. It is based on the secretly recorded transcripts of Farm...

Kiss Me, Kate

René Weis FRSA
Cole Porter’s Kiss me, Kate is a gloriously jazzy musical, with touches of Shakespeare, Glenn Miller, and Tom Lehrer-like rhymes....

The Barber of Seville

René Weis FRSA
This joyous new production of Rossini’ opera buffa masterpiece soars above the pack. Cecilia Stinton’s brilliantly creative directing renders her Barber...