Macbeth

...had been the bastard son of Queen Elizabeth, because otherwise he'd have been punished for writing the subversive Richard II and Macbeth. And if he was, then the most likely father was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and if so, the most...

In this article: William Shakespeare, Robin Williams, Edward de Vere, Mark Rylance, Brunel University, and Mary Sidney

SLEEP NO MORE Prepare for some close encounters with the cast in this adventurous, immersive, and mostly wordless reworking of "Macbeth,'' a coproduction by the American Repertory Theater and Punchdrunk, the experimental British...

In this article: American Repertory Theater, Providence, Zeitgeist, and Political science

...plain old Stratford Festival. In 2009, there were only three Shakespeare plays out of 14 shows. Julius Caesar played to half-empty houses, Macbeth got negative reviews, and A Midsummer Night's Dream created no rush to the ticket windows.

In this article: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Live Nation, New York, West Side Story, Stratford, Broadway, Toronto, and The Importance of Being Earnest

The tiny south African nation's first opera, written by the author of the 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, is a version of 'Macbeth,' with baboons. It's a rare opportunity for a local soprano. An actor performs in "The Okavango...

In this article: Botswana, Alexander McCall Smith, Lady Macbeth, Tin, Gabarone, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and Bourg-la-Reine

...that didn't work for me was the big Gaga/Snow White reinvention. It was about as impressive as my fourth grade production of Macbeth, in which I starred (imagine a lot of bad stage combat with plastic swords). It's hard to imagine that...

In this article: Dan Humphrey, Gossip Girl, Lady Gaga, and Chuck Bass

...considering the notable absence of Jerry Dammers, but when it looks and sounds as good as this, such complaints are petty. VERDI's 'Macbeth' is Opera Ireland's single staged winter production at the Gaiety this week. With OI's artistic...

In this article: Specials, Dublin, Tricky, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Cat Stevens

...Moscow, St Petersburg, Jerusalem, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Stockholm, London, Dublin, Toronto and New York. In 2008 his production of Macbeth was performed on a purpose built stage under New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, his work 4.48...

In this article: Europe, St Petersburg, New York City, 4.48 Psychosis, Teorema, and Pier Paolo Pasolini

" Those who attended TheatreWorks' recent production of "MacHomer" couldn't escape the similarity in tone: While "MacHomer" was "MacBeth" performed as though it were an episode of "The Simpsons," "Infernal" was Stravinsky's dance as if it...

In this article: Toru Takemitsu, Pictures at an Exhibition, Lawrence Leighton Smith, Orchestration, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, TheatreWorks, Igor Stravinsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

...is so much information in a chair. " Anthony Ward, who recently designed Rupert Goold's hugely successful productions of Enron and Macbeth, emphasises that the set should never hijack the piece: "It's simplicity you're looking for. Design...

In this article: Rupert Goold, William Shakespeare, National Theatre, Falstaff, All's Well That Ends Well, and War Horse

This Site Tribtowns.com: Enter your Zip code to find news and events in your area A Hollywood High makeover of 'Macbeth' Film » Utah students remake a Shakespeare classic for high school's first full-length film. Brandon Arnold is...

In this article: East Hollywood High School, William Shakespeare, West Valley City, Utah, Tower Theatre, and Lady Macbeth