Thursday’s performance of A WINTER’S TALE by Shakespeare in Clark Park took place in the rain venue of Drexel’s Mandell Theater, but that didn’t stop…
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Articles about William Shakespeare and reviews of Shakespeare productions in the Philadelphia area.
“He was not of an age, but for all time!”—Ben Jonson, preface to the First Folio, 1616
HENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a man
While HENRY V contains two of Shakespeare’s most stirring speeches, smaller, less rhetorical moments are the more engrossing in Matt Pfeiffer’s staging for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
View More HENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a manHome Run! Shakespeare at a Ball Park: Interview with Rosemary Hay and Rudy Caporaso of REV Theatre Company, part 2
REV Theatre Co brings THE COMEDY OF ERRORS to Columbus Square Park in South Philly.
View More Home Run! Shakespeare at a Ball Park: Interview with Rosemary Hay and Rudy Caporaso of REV Theatre Company, part 2Deb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2015 Fringe Festival
Top Philly theater writer Deb Miller previews the best of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
View More Deb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2015 Fringe FestivalTHE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Delaware Shakespeare): The people’s choice!
Shakespeare’s comedic battle of the sexes was the audience choice for this year’s outdoor summer production by the Delaware Shakespeare Festival.
View More THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Delaware Shakespeare): The people’s choice!Many Goodly Creatures: Allen Radway talks THE TEMPEST, Simpatico, and fatherhood
Even a brief encounter with Allen Radway reveals the intelligence, sympathy, and generosity of spirit evident in his theatrical work. We talk to him ahead of his newest, CCTCs THE TEMPEST.
View More Many Goodly Creatures: Allen Radway talks THE TEMPEST, Simpatico, and fatherhoodROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Wilma): A contemporary classic, in three parts
Tom Stoppard’s ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD is perhaps the most ubiquitous work of postmodern drama.
View More ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Wilma): A contemporary classic, in three partsLecture, Talkback, Slam! Upcoming events at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Philly Shakes is offering audiences a mid-spring series of supplemental events on three Sundays in April and May.
View More Lecture, Talkback, Slam! Upcoming events at The Philadelphia Shakespeare TheatreMACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]
The elements which displease other writers are what makes this production a success, according to Michael Fisher in review five of the ongoing Critical Mass series.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]“My greatest challenge as a director on Shakespeare”: Alex Burns on language in MACBETH (Arden), part 2
“The magic of Shakespeare is not in his plots. Shakespeare’s genius is his poetry,”
View More “My greatest challenge as a director on Shakespeare”: Alex Burns on language in MACBETH (Arden), part 2A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): What fools these mortals be!
Philly Shakes’ production isn’t afraid to embrace the wonderfully silly and naughty aspects of Shakespeare, and the approach works like a charm.
View More A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): What fools these mortals be!Physical, Naked Honesty On Stage: Interview with Zainab Jah, female Hamlet at the Wilma Theater
Interview with British actor Zainab Jah, who takes on the role of HAMLET at the Wilma Theater.
View More Physical, Naked Honesty On Stage: Interview with Zainab Jah, female Hamlet at the Wilma TheaterMACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]
Jessica Foley gives this week’s critical mass take on MACBETH at the Arden, part of a new review series on Phindie.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Lantern): Capturing the passion and the parody
Director Charles McMahon equates the hot-blooded battle of wills between Kate and Petruchio with the intense, sensual, and stylized dance of the tango.
View More THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Lantern): Capturing the passion and the parodyShakespeare vs Stoppard: Exploring the Wilma’s dream pairing of HAMLET and ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Two of the best plays in the English language share most of the same characters and much of the same dialog. The Wilma is doing them in successive productions.
View More Shakespeare vs Stoppard: Exploring the Wilma’s dream pairing of HAMLET and ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEADMACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]
Alexander Burns’ production of MACBETH at Arden Theatre Company is energetic and visually engaging, but it lacks ferocity and substance.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]
Burns maintains the energy and pacing of his best work for Quintessence and takes full advantage of the Arden’s high production values to create an exuberant and understandable version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]Critical Mass: Arden’s MACBETH introduces a new feature on Phindie
Readers of Phindie will know that I’m a big fan of William Shakespeare. Yet in the Fall, when I got an invitation to see a…
View More Critical Mass: Arden’s MACBETH introduces a new feature on PhindieOTHELLO (Curio): A different approach to an iconic tragedy
This original take on OTHELLO has more the feel of a farcical comedy than an ironic tragedy
View More OTHELLO (Curio): A different approach to an iconic tragedyA Love Made in Shakespeare: Valentine’s Day performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre are giving each other greeting cards, buying each other flowers, and teaming up for a one-night-only concert of music and performance.
View More A Love Made in Shakespeare: Valentine’s Day performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre