"The Shakespeare Conspiracy" is based on Ted Bacino's novel of the same title that he and Rufus Cadigan have adapted for the stage. Their effort is not in the league of such highly skilled dramatists as Peter Shaffer, Tom Stoppard and David Hare who used speculatively historical backgrounds for some of their esteemed works. Â Instead, Mr. Bacino and Mr. Cadigan offer a choppy series of overheated episodes and vigne…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:17PM on April 28, 2018