My Right Foot review – wryly humorous look at life with a terminal illness by Helen Meany

Axis Ballymun, DublinMixing childhood memories, songs and Shakespeare, Michael Patrick delivers a one-man show about the reality of being given four years to live Michael Patrick may not liv…

Play On Podcasts Launches New Season With Richard III, Featuring Matt Fraser, Mia Katigbak, Hiram Delgado, More by Margaret Hall, Andrew Gans

Set in San Francisco at the height of the Latin Punk movement, this adaptation applies a new lense to Shakespeare’s tragedy.

David Killick obituary by Roger Davidson

My client and friend, the actor David Killick, who has died aged 86, was a stalwart of British theatre and television for more than 60 years. He had a long association with the Royal Shakesp…

Born with Teeth, Wyndham's Theatre review - electric sparring match between Shakespeare and Marlowe by Heather Neill

Rival Elizabethan playwrights in an up-to-the-minute encounter The title refers to a line in Henry VI, Part III: the future Richard III boasts that midwives cried, "Oh Jesus bless us, he is …

The Daughter Of Time | 2025 West End Vox Pops by Official London Theatre

London, 1950. Inspector Alan Grant, laid up in hospital, investigates the alleged crimes of Richard III and the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Get your tickets: https://officiallondont…

The Daughter of Time, Charing Cross Theatre review - unfocused version of novel that cleared Richard III by Helen Hawkins

The writer did impressive research but shouldn't have fleshed out Josephine Tey’s story Following confirmation that he was the owner of the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2012, …

Review: Seize the King Looks at Richard III as a Model for Tyrants Past and Present

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare. Broadway loves you by Jonathan Mandell

William Shakespeare is said to have been born on this day in 1564. It wasn’t until 1750 that there is any record of one of his plays being produced in New York — “King Richard III” �…

Theatre Review: ‘The Magriad; or, The Tragedy of Queen Margaret’ presented by Avant Bard Theatre at the Gunston Arts Center by Anne Valentino

Boundlessly creative is the only way I can think to describe Avant Barde Theatre’s production of “The Margriad.” A complex assemblage of four of Shakespeare’s history plays—the thr…

Shakespeare, minimalist and feminist by Brett Campbell

Shakespeare, minimalist and feminist Brett CampbellBag&Baggage Productions’ snappy "Beginnings & Endings" presents a stripped-down "Richard III" and a modern look at the Bard’s w…

Claire van Kampen, Tony-Nominated Playwright of Farinelli and the King, Dies at 71 by Darryn King

Claire van Kampen, a musical director and Tony-nominated playwright who frequently worked with her husband Mark Rylance, died on January 18 in Kassel, Germany. Her daughter, Juliet Rylance, …

Review: RICHARD III at OrangeMite Studio - Broadway World

... playbill. There is also a family tree to help keep track of who is who. The actors' strong grasp of Shakespeare made it easy to follow once your ...

When Laurence Olivier revealed the secrets behind his wax nose | Letter by Guardian Staff

Bill Gilmour relates André Morell’s tale of being advised by Olivier that mortician’s wax and a red lipstick made all the difference I was fascinated by your report that one of Laurence…

Laurence Olivier’s Richard III prosthetic nose among hundreds of actor’s items to be auctioned by Dalya Alberge

Exclusive: About 350 props, awards and personal items will be auctioned by his estate and his widow The prosthetic nose that Laurence Olivier wore when portraying Richard III in his classic …

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light by Lucy Webster

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its chall…

Four Reasons We Can't Wait for Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Go Head to Head in Othello by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Shakespeare’s Othello is a play overflowing with passion, rage and intrigue. In the upcoming Broadway revival, it will also have two of the most magnetic leading men around pitted against …

Theater review: Elm Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ a timely political thriller shrouded in darkness by Christopher Arnott

Elm Shakespeare Company brings depth and clarity to a timely "Richard III," a play about abrupt transfers of power, lies, family issues and the power of personality.

5 Shakespeare plays you can stream now by Britt Stigler

Looking for something to stream? Immerse yourself in a variety of works from Shakespeare, brought to you from the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. As always, you can watch the followin…

Costume Exhibit | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Step into FOUR DECADES of theatrical history! 👗👑 The FREE Costume Exhibit in the Shiva Theater is NOW OPEN and showcases exquisite pieces from iconic productions like A CHORUS LINE, H…

Illuminated in the Warm Glow of His Long Shadow by C. Jefferson Thom

Illuminated in the Warm Glow of His Long Shadow C. Jefferson Thom August 6, 2024 - 15:08 Topics Theater Review Tags …

OLIVIER AWARDS 2014 - SHERLOCK's Martin Freeman by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The star of Sherlock and The Hobbit talks to the cameras at the 2014 Olivier Awards. He'll be seen in the West End next season as he takes on the role of Richar…

The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars by Susannah Clapp

Duke of York’s, Shakespeare’s Globe; Young Vic, LondonJamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; a…

Richard III, Shakespeare's Globe review - Michelle Terry riffs with punk bravado by Tom Birchenough

A female cast rips into toxic masculinity in a rebalanced treatment of villainy There’s a fierce, dark energy to the Globe’s new Richard III that I don’t recall at that venue for a fai…

New ‘Richard III’ Raises an Old Question: Who Should Wear the Crown? by Houman Barekat

A production at the Shakespeare’s Globe theater faced criticism because a nondisabled actor plays the scheming king. But disputes like these miss the point, our critic writes.

Richard III review – a fast-paced study of toxic masculinity with an almost entirely female cast by Arifa Akbar

Michelle Terry plays the king as a playfully antic sociopath in a lively production full of effective performances Has there ever been a more contested Richard III? Michelle Terry’s self-…

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s …

Richard, My Richard, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmund's review - too much history, not enough drama by Laura De Lisle

Philippa Gregory’s first play tries to exonerate Richard III, with mixed results History is very present in Philippa Gregory’s new play about Richard III. Literally - History is a charac…

RICHARD, MY RICHARD Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by Libby Purves and Friends

      CROOKBACK DICK REIMAGINED          Saving Richard III from Shakespeare’s calumny seems to have a particular appeal to women: probably because around his accession in the 1480…

Wicked Films to Feature Peter Dinklage as the Voice of Dr. Dillamond by Hayley Levitt

At Universal's CinemaCon presentation for Wicked—the blockbuster musical's two-part film adaptation—Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage was revealed to be voicing the character of Dr. …

Richard, My Richard review – like a medieval version of The Crown by Clare Brennan

Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotHistorical novelist Philippa Gregory has fun reframing the notorious Richard III and the women in his life in her first play From a hole in the stage, a v…

Richard, My Richard review – less naked villainy, more realpolitik by Mark Fisher

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot In novelist Philippa Gregory’s telling, the much maligned king reveals a more human side amid rather too much exposition If you wanted to invent a fun…