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Tag: Critical Mass

Ian Merrill Peakes as Macbeth with Ben Dibble as Banquo. Photo by Mark Garvin.
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MACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]

Michael Fisher April 13, 2015 No Comments

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.

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MACBETH (Arden): Shakepeare as spectacle [critical mass review #4]

Julius Ferraro April 7, 2015 No Comments

It’s the fourth installment of the Critical Mass review of MACBETH at the Arden, but Julius Ferraro thinks too many works have already been written about an unremarkable piece of theater.

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MACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]

Jessica Foley March 28, 2015 No Comments

Jessica Foley gives this week’s critical mass take on MACBETH at the Arden, part of a new review series on Phindie.

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MACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]

Ninni Saajola March 20, 2015 10 Comments

Alexander Burns’ production of MACBETH at Arden Theatre Company is energetic and visually engaging, but it lacks ferocity and substance.

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MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]

Christopher Munden March 12, 2015 No Comments

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.

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Ian Merrill Peakes as Macbeth with Ben Dibble as Banquo. Photo by Mark Garvin.
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Critical Mass: Arden’s MACBETH introduces a new feature on Phindie

Christopher Munden March 11, 2015 No Comments

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…

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