Reviewer's Rating The Tempest Nicola Watkinson 10/08/2015rzysztof Garbaczewski’s adaptation of The Tempest is daring: it questions what is the best way to perform Shakespeare, and challenges...
Reviewer's Rating Julius Caesar Nicola Watkinson 10/08/2015turua’s Julius Caesar sees the action of the play transferred from Ancient Rome to gangster-era America, with the senators dressed...
Reviewer's Rating Hamlet: Who’s There? Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015amlet is usually considered to be Shakespeare’s longest play, with the full text taking about five hours to perform. It’s...
Reviewer's Rating Tamási Áron Theatre – Hamlet Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015his production has an extremely promising opening: in total darkness, two skull-shaped lanterns converse in gravelly, ghostly voices, using the...
Reviewer's Rating The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet Nicola Watkinson 05/08/2015he Tiger Lillies – described on Wikipedia as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret – were never going to have...
Reviewer's Rating Richard II Will Day-Brosnan 24/07/2015he Globe’s new production of Richard II begins with pomp, majesty and immaturity: the child King Richard’s coronation— a shower...
Reviewer's Rating Measure for Measure Will Day-Brosnan 03/07/2015ragedy and comedy rub up against one another in Dominic Dromgoole’s Measure for Measure: his final production as Artistic Director...
Reviewer's Rating Merchant of Venice Will Day-Brosnan 27/06/2015olly Findlay’s Merchant of Venice is a decidedly mixed bag, like the giant pendulum which swings at the back of...
Reviewer's Rating Othello Will Day-Brosnan 26/06/2015qbal Khan’s production of Othello has a deep split running through its middle. The first half is expansive and fast...
Reviewer's Rating The Famous Victories of Henry V Kate Hainsworth 20/06/2015oyal Shakespeare Company has a cunning plan to attract young audiences to the Bard’s tricky history plays: use headstrong Hal’s...
