Recently added articles from Shakespeare Bulletin:
Love or politics: the man or the king? Edward II in modern performance.(Critical essay)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Directors, Actors, Audiences: The Dynamism of Instability Love or politics; the man or the king: these are the polarities of choice for a director of Edward II. The individual tragedy of love, with politics only the politics of sex, is the emphasis of the most widely-known ...
The King Lear Project: A Trilogy.(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... The King Lear Project: A Trilogy Presented by the Singapore Arts Festival at the Drama Centre Theatre, Singapore. June 11, 2008. Directed by Ho Tzuy Nyen. With Remish Panicker (King Lear), K. Rajagopal (King Lear, Gloucester), Gerald Chew (King Lear, Edgar), Crispian Chan (Fool), Oon Shu ...
The Comedy of Errors.(The Winter's Tale)(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... The Comedy of Errors Presented by the Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival at Iowa City, IA, High School, June 13-July 13, 2008. Directed by Kevin Harris. Costumes by Colleen Combs McGonegle. Set and Lighting by Paul Sannerud. Fights by Jason Tipsword. With Dennis Fox (Antipholus of ...
Comedy of Errors.('King Lear', and 'Cymbeline')(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Comedy of Errors Presented by the Pittsburgh Public Theater at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4-November 4, 2007. Directed by Ted Pappas. Scenic design by James Noone. Costume design by Martha Louise Bromelmeier. With Tom Schaller (Solinus, Dr. Pinch), Alex Coleman ...
The Merchant of Venice.(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... The Merchant of Venice Presented by the Theater at Monmouth at Cumston Hall, Monmouth, Maine. July 25-August 22, 2008. Directed by Jeri Pitcher. Stage managed by Jeff Meyers. Fights by Kristine Ayers. Costumes by Mara Famiglietti. With Rich Kimball (Duke, Aragon), Anna Soloway (Portia), ...
Student Shakespeare at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2007-8.('Henry VI', 'The Merchant of Venice', 'The Changeling', 'All's Well That Ends Well', 'Hamlet', and 'The Tempest')(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Student Shakespeare at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2007-8 This review discusses seven productions by the What You Will Shakespeare Company in Urbana and Champaign, Illinois: Henry VI, October 5-6, 2007. Directed by Kenneth Nazarian. The Merchant of Venice, February 21-23, ...
'Tis Pity She's A Whore.(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... 'Tis Pity She's A Whore Presented by the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California. June 5-July 6, 2008. Directed by Carey Perloff. Assistant Director Carly Cioffi. Music composed and performed by Bonfire Madigan Shive. Costumes by Candice Donnelly. Lighting by Robert ...
Romeo and Juliet.(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Romeo and Juliet Presented by the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, Alabama. April 11-June 28, 2008. Directed by Geoffrey Sherman and Diana Van Fossen. Set by Robert Wolin. Costumes by Elizabeth Novak. Lighting by Lonnie Alcaraz. Sound by Richelle Thompson. Fight direction by Jason ...
Romeo and Juliet.(Theater review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Romeo and Juliet Presented by Collaborative Arts Theatre's 2008 Charlotte Shakespeare Festival at The Green Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina. June 5-22, 2008. Directed by Elise Wilkinson. Set by Tim Baxter-Ferguson. Costumes by Kimberly Pixton Millar. Lighting by Trista Rothe. Sound by ...
Theatre of a City: The Places of London Comedy, 1598-1642.(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Theatre of a City: The Places of London Comedy, 1598-1642. By Jean E. Howard. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. Pp. 276. $55.00 (hardback). Theatre of a City presents a useful analytical discussion of the politics, history and cultural ideologies behind ...
Silence, rape and politics in measure for measure: close readings in theatre history.(analysis of William Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure")(Critical essay)
Dec 22, 2008; ... When I started working in the field of performance studies, one of the books that had the most profound impact on my way of thinking about the relationship between text and performance, and about how to do a 'close reading' of specific moments in a performance, was Philip McGuire's ...
"[H]urt in that service": the Norwich affray and early modern reactions to injuries during dramatic performances.
Dec 22, 2008; ... In defining "theatrical ecologies," Mary Floyd-Wilson and Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr. invite scholars to distinguish "the playhouse as a 'special environment' or its own 'ecosystem,' where performances have material, formative effects on the bodies of actors and audience members" (viii). Ian ...
Eyeballs and icicles, a swimming pool and a dummy: Shakespeare and the Revenger's Tragedy on stage in 2008.(stage performances of William Shakespeare's plays and Revenger's Tragedy)(Critical essay)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Playgoing in 2008 yielded some distinctive choices and memorable images. I will concentrate on ten productions that include an award-winning Othello, two versions of King Lear, five comedies, the Doctor Who Hamlet, and a well-staged Revenger's Tragedy. The RSC Merchant of Venice ...
32 short thoughts about "The Glorious Moment".(eight of William Shakespeare's history plays performed in order)
Dec 22, 2008; ... When the spectator sees words acted, it is immediately apparent that something beyond the words, the primacy of the occasion, is paramount. J.L. Styan, Drama, Stage and Audience, vii This piece is an attempt to respond to the Editor's call for reviews in "a variety ...
All's Well that ends well.(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Presented by Seattle Shakespeare Company at the Center House Theatre, Seattle, Washington. June 5-29, 2008. Directed by Stephanie Shine. Scenic design by Kurt Walls. Costumes by Tiana Colovos. Lighting by Tim Wratten. Choreography by Jen Havlin. Music by Sean Patrick Taylor. Voice and text ...
The Merchant of Venice (El mercader de Venecia).(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... The Merchant of Venice (El mercader de Venecia) Presented by DarekTeatro at the CampoamorTheatre, Oviedo, Spain. May 29-30, 2008 (and touring throughout 2008 to Castellon, Caceres, Almagro, Olite, Sagunto, Granada, Murcia, Toledo, and Jerez de la Frontera). Directed by Denis ...
King Lear.(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... King Lear Presented by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London. April 23-August 17, 2008. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole. Designed by Jonathan Fensom. Music by Claire van Kampen. Choreography by Sian Williams. Fights by Renny Krupinski. With David Calder (King Lear), Sally Bretton ...
King Lear.(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Presented by The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. July 2-27, 2008. Directed by Bonnie J. Monte. Set by Marion Williams. Costumes by Clint Ramos. Lighting by Steven Rosen. Sound by Karin Graybash. Fights ...
The Comedy of Errors.(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Presented by The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. April 30-May 18, 2008. Directed by Stephen Fried. Set by Wilson Chin. Costumes by Alixandra Gage Englund. Lighting by Charlie Morrison. Sound by Eric Shim ....
Hamlet between the lines.(Theater review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Hamlet Presented by The Public Theater at Delacorte Theater, Central Park, New York, New York. May 27-June 29, 2008. Directed by Oskar Eustis. Scenic design by David Korins. Costume design by Ann Hould-Ward. Puppetry by Basil Twist. With Michael Stuhlbarg (Hamlet), Sam Waterson ...