★★★★ Aaron Monaghan is the famous villain in an excellent, surprising production
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The darker side of human nature is on display in DruidShakespeare: Richard III, a chilling story of power and ambition in a wickedly comic production from Ireland's Druid thea…
While there's no more cautionary character for our day in the Shakespearean canon, gimmicky anachronism is no substitute for theatrical vision and professionalism.
Shakespeare's villain goes flat in Eclectic Full Contact's production.
Shakespeare's Richard III is the embodiment of a man with a chip on his shoulder, a hunchb…
All or Nothing Repertory Theatre Company's My Other Self: The Evolution of Shakespeare's Richard III weaves together elements of Henry VI Parts 2 and 3 and Richard III to show the influences…
Once again, Taffety Punk Theatre Company has succeeded at challenging the theatrical status quo. This time, it was with a mesmerizing Bootleg Shakespeare Richard III. Under the open-eyed, "t…
The best theater reveals moments of high emotion built on the intersection of intense preparation and the chaos of live performance. By that measure, the best theater experience in DC is Taf…
Taffety Punk's Bootleg Shakespeare, a beloved DC tradition, is like attending a party with dozens of friends you never knew you had. The lines are long. The audience is enthusiastic. And the…
Glasgow Botanic Gardens A superb Nicole Cooper plays Hamlet as a fiercely wronged daughter, while a stripped-down version of Richard reveals an impulsive gambler on a wild streak
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Shakespeare's most iconic schemer is the centerpiece of Synetic's fourteenth (mostly) wordless re-interpretation of the Bard's works. The world of 15th century England is updated to a dystop…
For those mourning the loss of Game of Thrones, look no further than Synetic Theater's debut production of "Richard III," which transforms Shakespeare's bloody history tale into a cyborg fan…
Synetic Theater's Richard iii is a potent conspiratorial theatrical experience for an anxious age such as ours. It is the ultimate in theatrical paranoia, set in a time out of joint. It's as…
"The future is already here"it's just not very evenly distributed." "William Gibson, author of Neuromancer. Synetic Theater, a beloved DC-area institution, has come up with a luxuriantly det…
Held together by a mesmerising performance by Tom Mothersdale, Headlong's production of Richard III races along at such a pace that it's only after it stops that you realise exactly how much…
By Eva Phillips The complexities and nuances of Shakespeare’s tremendous tragedy Richard III are apparent to even those uninitiated to Shakespeare’s antics. Grandiloquent as it is intri…
Crucible, Sheffield; National Theatre; Alexandra Palace theatre, LondonA new musical with songs by Richard Hawley is rooted in Sheffield but richly resonant for all, while Bruce Norris and J…
By Tim Hochstrasser
Tim Hochstrasser reviews Headlong's new production of William Shakespeare's Richard III now playing at the newly restored Alexandra Palace Theatre.
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"Thrilling", "illuminating" & "excellent" - Headlong's new production of Richard III has impressed critics in both Bristol, where it opened earlier this month, and at Alexandra Palace, w…
