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; and a Broadway musica…

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 fair while. The drilled…

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.

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-casting as Shakespea…

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 Globe, has called th…

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 character, played by Tom K…

      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 1480s there surged both …

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. Dillamond. Originate…

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 voice bellows: “Whe…

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 funny place to discover…

Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a 2025 Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Kenny Leon. Washington will…

More than 500 years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy – over whether non-disabled actors should ever be cast in the role, and with a new play and recent do…

Readers reflect on the deep impact that some scenes on stage can have on their mental health Re Arifa Akbar’s article (We go to the theatre to feel something – and people do. Trigger warnings don’t stop t…

Now available on STRATFEST@HOME: Richard III 👑 Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he maneuvers and murders his w…

The night before seeing Edward Hall’s stylish, arresting—but not totally convincing—production of Richard III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, I finally caught up with Danai Gurira’s turn as the toxic mo…

Director Edward Hall and actor Katy Sullivan discuss the unique qualities that the Paralympian brings to one of Shakespeare's iconic roles.

You don’t come to “Richard III” for history—you come for spectacle and gore, and Chicago Shakespeare delivers.

Cara Ricketts has performed countless juicy roles in some of the greatest works written in the English language: Portia in Julius Caesar, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Celia in As You Like It, Perdi…

The Tony-nominated Cost of Living star becomes the first woman with a disability to take on the role in a major U.S. production.

Michelle Terry will play historical king in new Shakespeare production

Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role The artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe has pushed on with playing Richard III in a summer pr…

Katy Sullivan will be the first woman with a disability to play the title role in a major U.S. production of Shakespeare’s “Richard III.”

As the Globe faces accusations of ‘cripping up’ with a new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all ‘I felt really depressed – and ti…

Disabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe’s artistic director, will be taking up the role The announcement of a summer production of Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe in Lo…

Stratford Festival's 2022 production was directed for the stage by Antoni Cimolino and for film by Barry Avrich.

An Enemy of the People, Amy Herzog's new adaptation of the Ibsen play, directed by Sam Gold, has its complete cast. Performances begin at the Circle in the Square Theatre on February 27 with an official openin…

Coming soon to STRATFEST@HOME: Richard III 👑 Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he maneuvers and murders his way…

If you can’t get tickets to his Macbeth, Tennant’s acclaimed prince of Denmark is online, along with a spectacular take on three Shakespeare plays by Ivo van Hove Binge on Shakespeare’s Henry V, Henry VI …

Michael Blakemore, the actor, writer and Tony Award-winning director, died on December 10, following a short illness. He was 95. The director of acclaimed productions in the U.K. and the U.S. over a period of …

Katy Sullivan will play Shakespeare’s "crook-backed" king in what is believed to be the first major U.S. production of Richard III to feature a woman with a disability in the title role. The Tony Award-nomin…

The Tony-nominated Cost of Living star will play the title role, the first woman with a disability to do so in a major U.S. production.

Two-Time Tony Winner Frances Sternhagen Dies, Katy Sullivan to Play Richard III, Alex Newel Sings ‘Meadowlark’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre head…

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Richard III. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

In the early 1960s Bill Kenwright and I were both in the National Youth Theatre. His broad Merseyside accent provided a high point during our production of Richard III. It’s hard to do phonetic justice in pri…

Bob Shuman I can add colours to the chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, and set the murderous Machiavel to school.  Can I do this, and cannot get a crown?  Tut, were it farther off, I’ll p…

Haydn Gwynne, celebrated stage actress of both Broadway and the West End, died on October 20 morning after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by producer Cameron Mackintosh. She was 66. Gwynn…

The historical novelist’s first play looks again at the ‘panto villain’ image of the king reviled by Shakespeare There is one king who simply will not lie down quietly and stay in the past. Richard III, t…

If last year was “The Summer of Richard III,” with numerous productions worldwide and varying portrayals of the “poisonous bunch-backed toad,” including The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Pa…

A disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force Drive west of Toronto for over an hour, beyond…

On today’s episode, Grace Aki chats with Delaney Feener and Pamela Sabaugh who are currently playing Richard and the Duchess of York/Stanley respectively in New York Classical Theater’s outdoor, all-female …

“To Kill a Mockingbird” For 65 years Richard Thomas has been a working actor, first making his Broadway debut when he was a seven-year-old in …

The New York Classical Theater adaptation, playing in New York’s city parks, feints toward novelty but offers little in the way of originality.

Although Shakespeare lived almost entirely under the reasonably stable reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the machinations and murders of previous princes, from Richard III to Henry VIII and all the unfortunates to ru…

Stephen Burdman directs the production, which has also committed to "disability-forward" casting of the titular character.

Stephen Burdman directs the production, which has also committed to "disability-forward" casting of the titular character.

The broadcast of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production is part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary season.

Gurira stars in the title role of the Shakespeare classic, premiering on PBS May 19.

Watch an exclusive clip of Danai Gurira's opening monologue from Richard III, airing this week on PBS.

(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/6; via Pam Green; Photo: Adjoa Andoh as Shakepeare’s Richard III. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) An inspiring analysis of Shakespeare and race restores his r…

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh shifts the lens on Shakespeare’s most iconic villain Richard III, questioning what we think we know of him, in this blistering new production. Book tickets: https://bit.ly/43ImwT9…

Liverpool PlayhouseThe actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue This production, tracing the rise …

Coming to STRATFEST@HOME on April 1: The Miser. Siblings Eleanor (Alexandra Lainfiesta) and Charlie (Qasim Khan) know that their widowed father, a paranoid old skinflint named Harper (Colm Feore), won’t appr…

Learn more about the characters from The Miser in this throwback video! Join Jamie Mac, Jakob Ehman and Emilio Vieira in a game of Most Likely To... THE MISER By Molière In a new version by Ranjit Bolt Direct…

Antoni Cimolino and Colm Feore reflect on opening the Tom Patterson Theatre with "Richard III," performing in 360º, and Colm's "actor face" in this candid discussion from our 2022 season. 🎟️ Richard III…

HIS SUCCESSION PLAN WILL SLAY YOU 👑 Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he maneuvers and murders his way to the t…

Coming to STRATFEST@HOME on March 12: 1939. Anticipating a visit by King George VI, an English teacher at a church-run residential school in Northern Ontario enlists her students in a production of All’s Wel…

Coming to STRATFEST@HOME on February 20: Hamlet. Prince Hamlet (Amaka Umeh)’s father is dead, poisoned by his uncle (Graham Abbey) who has usurped the throne and married his mother, the Queen (Maev Beaty). W…

Coming to STRATFEST@HOME on February 9: Death and the King's Horseman. In British-occupied Nigeria, the king is dead, and it is the duty of his horseman, Elesin (Anthony Santiago), to accompany him into the af…

It is no secret that we would not be able to do what we do if it wasn't for our incredible swings and understudies. These performers are always on the sidelines, ready to save the show at a moment's notice. To…

The broadcast of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production is part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary season.

Shakespeare's iconic villain has always been disabled, but increasingly the actors playing him---and the productions and adaptations they star in---reflect disability aesthetics and activism.

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, a festival of mime and a rock’n’roll panto Before she embarked on Bridgerton, Adjoa Andoh starred as Richard II and co-directed, …

Coming this winter to STRATFEST@HOME! Start the New Year off right with the filmed performances from our 2022 season. All’s Well That Ends Well, Death and the King’s Horseman, Hamlet, The Miser, 1939 and Ri…

December 13, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler The Canadian postage stamp created in his honor.Christopher Plummer was born on this date in 1929. He died in February of 2021 at the age of nine…

Bridgerton actor, who will also direct the production, says she wants to talk about ‘body pathologising’ Was Richard III inherently evil? Or was he othered, excluded and pathologised because of societal pre…

Curious Kids takes young audiences and their families behind the scenes of the Stratford Festival. This year, our hosts are the young performers from the Festival’s 2022 production of Richard III. They take u…

The broadcast of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production will be part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary season.

Learn more about the actors who bring the Richard III story to life! Join Ron Kennell, Emilio Vieira, Jamie Mac and André Sills in a game of Two Truths and a Lie. RICHARD III By William Shakespeare Directed b…

The season features the premiere of Great Performances: Intimate Apparel, which is available to stream now, and the premiere of Great Performances: Richard III from The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare …

Read Kim Jackson's review of Sweet Tea Shakespeare's production of RICHARD III. The post RICHARD III Reads More Like a Cautionary Tale Than Epic Classic appeared first on Beltline to Broadway.

After a two-and-a-half-year delay, the costume designer is finally being feted by her peers at the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards --- How in demand is costume designer Dede Ayite? While interviewing her about receivi…

As a longtime theatre lover with cerebral palsy, I've been waiting decades for characters—and actors—who look like me I saw my first Broadway show, Annie, when I was 10 years old. The experience was simulta…

In partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center, Babes With Blades’s interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays is exciting and subversive. From overt to subt…

Babes with Blades Theatre Co., known for its use of stage combat and the casting of women in male roles, explores disability culture and “othering” in its new production of “Richard III.”

The 60th anniversary of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park series was memorable. It opened with risk and ended with a reward. The first of the two productions for summer 2022 was Richard III, d…