Romeo and Juliet – Preview
A close cast and crew underline the generational aspects of Shakespeare's tale of conflict, all in a female offenders unit
How do we stage Shakespeare in the digital age?
Efforts to combine the theatrical and the digital are shaping how we experience Shakespeare in the twenty-first century
‘She is the one controlling the play’- Rufus Norris’ Macbeth
Norris’ production is a moving theatrical piece that allows Lady Macbeth to be the puppeteer she has so desperately always wanted to be.
RSC Hamlet Review – ‘This is simultaneous creativity and destruction. To be or not to be.’
John Livesey reflects upon the Basquiat elements of this perceptive RSC production
Julius Caesar review – ‘two hours of pounding drama’
Nicholas Hytner's adaptation is makes you rethink the iconic tragedy
Twelfth Night preview – ‘a darker version’
Post-Truth Theatre Company's Twelfth Night is a clever and satirical take on modern life, says Nina Crisp
‘Caesar’ at the Keble O’Reilly – preview
Miranda K. Gleaves previews 'Caesar', a hot new reinterpretation of a classic Shakespeare play from Cosmic Arts
Dido, Queen of Carthage at the RSC review – ‘Daring, poignant and powerful’
The RSC's new production of the lesser-performed 'Dido, Queen of Carthage' is a phenomenal achievement, writes Katie Sayer
“Student theatre at its finest”
Miriam Nemmaoui finds 'As You Like It' to be enchanting and captivating
‘We’re going to do it better than Braveheart’
If your schooling was anything like Tom Fisher's, who is playing Ross in this new production of Macbeth, you studied the Scottish play in...
Writing winter from Shakespeare to Selvon
Ellie Duncan surveys the representation of winter in literature through the ages
One man in his time plays many parts
Susannah Goldsbrough looks back over the career of Ian McKellen, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Nina Crisp is enamoured by this sellout adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy at the Pilch
