Category: Shakespeare
Review: The Wars of the Roses, Rose Theatre Kingston (Nunns-splaining and overview)
“Sight may distinguish of colours, but suddenly to nominate them all, it is impossible” First things first…
Review: Richard III, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Every tale condemns me for a villain” Undoubtedly the best known of the constituent plays of The…
Review: Edward IV, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Work thou the way – and thou shalt execute” Edward IV was my favourite of the three…
Review: Henry VI, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Between the red rose and the white A thousand souls to death and deadly night” Of the…
Review: The Merchant of Venice, RSC at East WinterGarden
“Tell me where is fancy bred” This was actually the first time I’ve been to the cinema…
Review: As You Like It, Shakespeare’s Globe
“Though I look old…I am strong and lusty” From the minute Michelle Terry’s Rosalind launches into an…
Review: Hamlet, Barbican
“The play’s the thing” See, after all the kerfuffle and an insane (and irresponsible) amount of press…
Album Review: Merry Wives the musical (2006 RSC Cast)
“He stinks of drink and urine And thinks he’s so alluring” One might have hoped that…
Review: King John, Shakespeare’s Globe
“Mad world! mad kings! mad composition!” One of the terms most overused by reviewers and publicity writers…
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