This week we begin our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021, including The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet, Flee, Passing, R#J, and Searchers. We also …
All about the Bard
A guide to modern Shakespeare performance on stage and screen: reviews, interviews, resources, and podcasts.
Ep. 22: The King attempts to adapt Shakespeare’s Henry V
This is a cross-over episode with our Shakespeare podcast, 21st Folio, which dives deep into Netflix's The King, a sort of adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV …
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Review: The Globe’s A Midsummer (Mid)night’s Dream
Midnight proves the perfect time to catch Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe Theatre: hilarity ensues, and a riotous group of groundlings keep …
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Et Tu, Bathos? Julius Caesar underwhelms at the Stratford Festival
Despite strong performances from a gender blind cast, Scott Wentworth's production is a confusing and misguided adaptation. …
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Catch up with our 21st Folio podcast: Hamlet, Coriolanus, and Julius Caesar
We recently released three new podcast episodes about Shakespeare productions: The RSC's 2016 production of Hamlet starring Paapa Essiedu, the Bridge Theatre's …
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Review: In Thomas Ostermeier’s Richard III, the bunch-backed toad goes rogue
Thomas Ostermeier's inventive Richard III starring Lars Eidinger made its US debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival this month. Even in German …
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