It is easy to become lost in the thriving theater scene of the Washington DC area. With all of the major houses producing top-notch works, it is hard to look past the grandeur of their produ…
Wanderlust Company serves up Shakespeare with a whole lot of spirit and energy, and so fast and furious the effect is like riding a high-speed roller coaster on acid. Pairing down cast and s…
There was never a dull moment in Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix directed by Justin Poole. This version of William Shakespeare's well-known comedy, filled with confused identity, trickery and…
The Old Globe's newest Viola talks about same-sex attraction in Shakespeare, playing against type, and the wonders of Fiona Shaw.
Iris Theatre's production of Twelfth Night is certainly a Shakespeare production for all audiences. Set in the idyllic gardens of St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, it incorporates elements …
First came the fireworks that boomed like a lover's heartbeat during a scene of swooning in "Twelfth Night."
The Old GlobepresentsWilliam Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night, directed byRebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audience…
The Old Globe presents William Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night. Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last Ap…
TWELFTH NIGHT LANDS AT THE OLD GLOBE A comedy’s brewing up in the rehearsal rooms of The Old Globe. Soon, winds will whip, distressed voices will call out and a ship’s timbers wi…
This week: Classic works by two Williams - Messrs. Shakespeare and Inge - plus a contemporary take on an ancient Greek satire.
by Jean Schiffman A huge black coffin sits on an otherwise empty stage in director Christopher Liam Moore's funny and melancholy "Twelfth Night" at California Shakespeare Theater…
The Old Globe presentsWilliam Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night. Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last Apr…
Shakespeare's gender-bending comedy gets a mediocre staging from a talented cast that delivers too few winning comedic moments and fails to generate much romantic impact.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the Chekhov International Theatre Festival productions of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters and William Shakespeare's Twelfth Nigh…
Everything exhilaratingly and extravagantly comes up roses in director Rebecca Taichman's production
It would be a serious mistake to miss either one.
Review by William Stevenson
Mendes has assembled a wonderful cast and put his stamp on one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies. In short, my advice for theater lovers is this: Get thee to Brooklyn!
There are moments of high and fine physical silliness in this production. But the hilarity, more often than not, is forced.