Macbeth Nicola Watkinson 13/08/2015 In this stripped-back, deeply psychological production of Macbeth, the stage is dark and hung with criss-crossing trapeze wires – a questionable move,...
King Lear Aleksandra Kotapska 12/08/2015 Jan Klata’s adaptation of King Lear is a memorable one. The director transports Shakespeare’s drama to the Vatican, where Lear is the Pope and his dau...
The Tempest Nicola Watkinson 10/08/2015 Krzysztof Garbaczewski’s adaptation of The Tempest is daring: it questions what is the best way to perform Shakespeare, and challenges sexual and gend...
Julius Caesar Nicola Watkinson 10/08/2015 Sturua’s Julius Caesar sees the action of the play transferred from Ancient Rome to gangster-era America, with the senators dressed in suits and fedor...
Hamlet: Who’s There? Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015 Hamlet is usually considered to be Shakespeare’s longest play, with the full text taking about five hours to perform. It’s not unusual, then, for dire...
Tamási Áron Theatre – Hamlet Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015 This production has an extremely promising opening: in total darkness, two skull-shaped lanterns converse in gravelly, ghostly voices, using the grave...
The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015 The Tiger Lillies – described on Wikipedia as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret – were never going to have a conventional take on Hamlet. The ...
