Ralph Fiennes' titular bunch-backed toad is a man thoroughly damaged by years of abuse in Rupert Goold's enthralling modern dress production. The production …
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Theatre
Here you will find reviews of local theatre productions the world round, with a particular focus on the Greater Toronto Area and the San Francisco Bay Area. We also review many "Digital Theatre" productions — live recordings of theatre — and explore how this new medium presents theatre productions, for better or worse. We especially focus on NTLive, RSC On Screen, and Globe Theatre On Screen productions. And we have a soft spot for modern Shakespeare productions.
Phaedra(s) is frustrating experimental theatre starring Isabelle Huppert
Phaedra(s) (or Phèdre(s)), a nigh four hour piece of avant garde theatre in French with English surtitles, starring Isabelle Huppert, is the centre-piece of the …
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Much Ado About Nothing is a wonderful season opener for CalShakes’ new artistic director
Despite a rocky start with "additional text" consisting of embarrassingly bad rhyming couplets, director Jackson Gay’s Much Ado About Nothing proves a great …
Les Liaisons Dangereuses shines at the Donmar
Josie Rourke’s production plays up the novel’s feminist subtext while emphasizing the genuine bond between its two dissolute protagonists. The result is a …
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Henry V at the RSC is more Hal than Harry
The RSC's 2015 Henry V production feels more like Henry IV Part 3. Despite being well-acted and effectively staged, Henry still acts like a prince and not a …
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Photograph 51: In praise of difficult women
Photograph 51 suggests that sexism kept Franklin conservative, reluctant to be right because as a woman, she could never, ever be wrong. Ziegler’s text depicts …
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