Zombie Joe's Underground and director Denise Devin turn Shakespeare's Richard III into an enthralling one-hour redux, says critic Jenny Lower. The production is this week's pick of the week.…
A fabulous teacher once described to me, in a harsh English screech, the probable conditions that Shakespeare was working under during the late sixteenth century. "On one side," she said, "w…
HAND IN HAND TO HELL’S ANGELS Deceit and destruction reign in Wayward Productions' hell-bent for leather staging of Richard III, which has been reimagined as biker gang mayhem in a …
This production is a perfect example of when a great script and innovative concept don't necessarily work well together. The cast and crew do a masterful job of giving the production the loo…
This month's column looks at Blu-ray releases of the Chaplin classic, "Monsieur Verdoux"; Laurence Olivier's stunning "Richard III"; and the Douglas Fairbanks swa…
Richard III (or almost) is a play for which little hyperbole is needed. When a play gives itself such a weak mandate " why mince words? Almost, establishes itself in the first act in dyst…
Written by JK Clarke  Richard III is a fun play. It is one of the few of Shakespeare's histories that is easily adaptable to modern settings or to cine…
The Epic Theatre's version of Shakespeare's Richard III (here called Richard III: Born With Teeth) aims for immediacy, edge, and individuality, and it largely succeeds. With a strong cast le…
KERRY REID review "Richard III" by Wayward Productions ★★★ and "Augusta and Noble" by Adventure Stage Chicago ★★½ KERRY REID review "Richard III" by Wayward…
Epic Theatre Ensemble presents Richard III: Born With Teeth, a contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Richard III, beginning April 16, prior to an official opening April 21, at …
Epic Theatre Ensemble veteran James Wallert will lead the cast of the organization's production of William Shakespeare's Richard III: Born With Teeth, a contemporary retelling of the histori…
This king wants to be the monarch of the Warlock Motorcycle Gang, and he is willing to con and kill anyone to become supreme ruler. Richard III revs up the hog and takes Shakespeare on a ro…
Epic Theatre Ensemble will present Richard III: Born With Teeth, a contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Richard III, beginning April 16, prior to an official opening April 21, at t…
Theatre Royal, Bath; Donmar Warehouse, London; Tobacco Factory, BristolLet's forget AA. Let's not put African American in front of August Wilson's name. Instead let's acknowledge that he was…
Performing Shakespeare in a former South Bristol cigarette factory in South Bristol has become something of a ritual for Andrew Hilton and his close-knit company. Any act of ritual req…
Tobacco Factory, BristolRichard III should probably thank Shakespeare. The playwright may have destroyed his reputation but, in doing so, he ensured the last Plantagenet lived on in the popu…
It helps that there’s something cadaverous about John Mackay, with his close-cropped hair and his deep-set eyes, but he makes a chillingly convincing psychopath. In Andrew Hilton’…
Tobacco Factory, Bristol: You can`t keep a bad man down. No sooner have archaeologists confirmed that it was Richard III`s skeleton that lay buried beneath a Leicester carpark, than here we …
New York City was lucky this time. The blizzard that the Weather Channel dubbed Nemo saved the worst of its ire for other regions, allowing all Broadway and most Off-Broadway shows to remain…
After the recent University of Leicester study into the missing remains of King Richard III found in a car park, Mark Rylance is photographed on stage at the Apollo Theatre, where today, Sun…
The Drilling Company will produce "Richard III" this summer as part of its annual Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot season.
NEW YORK (AP) " It seems only fitting: With the bones of King Richard III found under a parking lot in Britain, a theater company that performs free Shakespeare plays every summer in a New Y…
The last Plantagenet king has always been blamed for the murders of the princes in the tower. But there are other suspects"Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead." Richard III, act 4 sce…
He doesn’t look at all like Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey or Ian McKellan, although Richard III does look a bit like a youngish Laurence Olivier.The last Plantagenet king was 32 when he die…
The King is in a terrible way. Wounded, bleeding, he sees his world in disarray. The upstart Richmond has the field. Now he will have Richmond. His loyal aide Catesby urges retreat: "Withdra…