Propriety. Purity. Power. Of Shakespeare’s canon, Measure for Measure is one of the more hotly contested works. Rife with moral ambiguities, deception, and silent women, Measure for Measure perpetually leaves audiences and scholars alike perplexed. House + Body’s production, helmed by Christopher Manousos, visually and textually highlights these ambiguities and takes them to new heights…
It seems perfectly fitting that the first play Shakespeare BASH’d is producing after the COVID-19 lockdowns is one also written during a plague in London. The Tragedy of King Lear has been several years in the making, and it was most definitely worth the wait. Directed by James Wallis and starring Stratford Festival favourite Scott…
Crow’s Theatre is opening their 2022/23 season with a magnificent production of Chekov’s Uncle Vanya. With a new adaptation by Liisa Repo-Martell and directed by Crow’s Artistic Director Chris Abraham, this dynamic duo has created a theatrical experience unlike anything I’ve seen at Crow’s thus far. Performed in the round by some of the greatest…
Groundling Theatre Company has outdone itself with its latest production. Lear, directed by company founder Graham Abbey, is a breathtaking, beautiful exploration of what Shakespeare's King Lear has to offer. At the helm of this exploration is the adoption of a female Lear. Seana McKenna portrays a powerful, maternal, and pitiable Queen Lear.Watching her exchanges with her…
When the news came out that Graham Abbey had been working on an adaptation of four of Shakespeare's history plays, and that they were going to modify the Tom Patterson Theatre especially for the production, I was thrilled. There's nothing more exciting than getting to see a brand new piece and in a totally different…
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