Shakespeare
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Coriolanus – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Robert Hastie ‘It’s a great text, but not a great play.’ Thus Laurence Olivier on Shakespeare’s…
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Measure for Measure – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gregory Doran Associate Director: Leigh Toney Shakespeare reset; this RSC production takes us to turn-of-the-century Vienna. The city’s morality has…
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Twelfth Night – Greenwich Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Lata Nobes This performance of Twelfth Night begins in a rave, where a very unimpressed Olivia…
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Macbeth – Wilton’s Music Hall, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Paul Hart Mired in the tumult of stylish flourishes to this Macbeth are lean, evocative streaks…
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National Youth Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Criterion Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Matt Harrison Let’s be honest: so many productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream have attempted to…
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The Taming of the Shrew – Barbican Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Justin Audibert Reviewer: Stephen Bates Some plays struggle to stand the test of time. In the…
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Macbeth – Theatro Technis, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gavin McAlinden Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Finding a new take on a Shakespeare classic is a tricky…
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As You Like It – Barbican Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Kimberley Sykes Reviewer: Scott Matthewman All the world’s a stage, we hear from As You Like…
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