Category: Shakespeare

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Review: The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s Globe

“She is spherical – like a globe” There’s something lovely about the exposure that director Blanche McIntyre…

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Review: Henry IV, Donmar Warehouse

“What manner of man is he?” Every time Harriet Walter speaks as the eponymous character, she utterly…

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Review: Two Gentlemen of Verona, RSC at Theatre Royal Newcastle

“Foster’d, illumin’d, cherish’d, kept alive” I’ve become a bit of a dab hand at making work trips…

Posted in Not-London Shakespeare Theatre UK

Review: Hamlet, Citizens Theatre

“One may smile and smile and be a villain” It was with a little hesitation that I…

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Re-review: As You Like It, Southwark Playhouse

I needed more confetti in my life…

Posted in Jamie Lloyd Shakespeare Theatre

Review: Richard III, Trafalgar Studios

“Now is the winter of our discontent” Like an addict that really should know better, I held…

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Review: As You Like It, Southwark Playhouse

“Ay sir, I have a pretty wit” There’s a huge amount to enjoy in Derek Bond’s cheerful…

Posted in Film Shakespeare Theatre

DVD Review: What You Will

“It’s brilliant not to be me” On my way to Bristol to see Filter take on Macbeth, I…

Posted in Not-London Shakespeare Theatre UK

Review: Macbeth, Tobacco Factory

“Full of sound and fury” For those in the know, Filter’s reinterpretations of Shakespeare’s work can be…