1,596 stories by "Robert Shuman"
JULY 6 " AUGUST 1, 2020  Theater, dance, music, literature and homoeroticism for the whole family! Since 1992, it remains the longest running festival of its kind in the world. …
In Duse, Yermolova, Fedotova, Savina, Salvini, Chaliapin, Rossi, as well as in the actors of our Theatre when they appeared to best advantage in their roles, I felt he presence of something …
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/5,) The collapse of the 1968 protests left this incisive political dramatist searching for answers " and his response delved brillia…
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/30; photo: The Guardian.) Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical is smart, witty, funky and leaves us reflecting on America's past and future Hamilto…
(from the New York Times, 7/4; Photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) Inside a former firehouse in Richmond, Va., a lone actor performs "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for audiences as smal…
(From the New York Times, 6/30; photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) Carl Reiner, who as performer, writer and director earned a place in comedy history several times over, died on Mon…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/28; photo: Urge for ownership … David Swift and Jill Bennett starred in Owners at the Royal Court. Photograph: Frank Barratt/Getty…
(From The New York Times, 6/24; photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) It took David Adjmi 10 years to write his new memoir, "Lot Six" (HarperCollins). The last four months were spent en…
(Terence Killeen's article appeared in the Irish Times, 6/15.; Samuel Beckett's Endgame, directed by Conor McPherson (left) and Michael Gambon at the Beckett Film Project. Photograph: Pat Re…
The Angle Project is inviting you to share your story. We are creating a storytelling series to showcase humanity behind the COVID 19 pandemic. TAP is seeking partnerships with hosp…
(from The New York Times, 6/11; via Pam Green.) STUTTGART, Germany " Midway through "We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On," a theatrical walkabout through the Stuttgart State Theaters, I …
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/22.) This magnificently honest play about the Shelleys and Byron's summer of sexual experimentation raises difficult questions about…
When I asked one of the journalists how they produced such remarkable critics, I was told of a very clever and purposeful method used in Germany. They let a young critic, he told me, always …
(Michael Billington's and Ryan Gilbey's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/19; above: Â Ian Holm in 2003. On stage he was especially noted for his performances in Shakespeare and Pinter. …
Stratford Festival King John house program: https://cdscloud.stratfordfestival.ca… When the rule of a hedonistic king is questioned, rebellion ensues, culminating in the chilling attempt t…
(from Theatermania, 6/15; via Pam Green.) Marianne Elliott directs the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical. Author David Gordon Locations Broadway June 15, 2020 The cast of Stephen Sondhei…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/15;Â The Coup, with Tony Armatrading as Black Lightning. Photograph: Ivan Kyncl/ArenaPAL.) A Caribbean-set 'play of revolutionary …
(from the London Review of Books.) Listen to Podcast 'NO, I'M NOT GETTING MARRIED!': SUSAN PEDERSEN AND JOANNA BIGGS ABOUT SHELAGH DELANEY AND HER LANDMARK 1958 PLAY, A TAST…
(from The New York Times, 6/10; Interviews by Laura Collins-Hughes, Michael Paulson and Salamishah Tillet; Photos: Clockwise from top left: the playwright Lydia R. Diamond; the a…
(Ruth Bender's article appeared in the Walls Street Journal, 6/13; Photo: One of the world's most famous nightclubs, Tresor, located in a disused Berlin power plant, stands empty due to coro…
(via David Gibbs, DARR Publicity) MOLIÈRE IN THE PARK TO PRESENT LIVE STREAM PRESENTATION OF MOLIÈRE'S TARTUFFE  starring Raúl E. Esparza & Samira Wiley, directed by MIP'…
(Mark Brown's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/10.) Location of the Red Lion, which predated the Globe, has been subject of debate for years Archaeologists believe they have found remains…
I was convinced again that between the dreams of the stage director and their realization there is a tremendous difference, and that the theatre is first of all intended for the actor and ca…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/8; photo: Harriet Walter as Biddy in Three Birds Alighting on a Field at the Royal Court in 1991. Photograph: Donald Cooper/Alamy) �…
(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 6/5; photo NY Daily News.) Following a social-media tumult sparked by a series of racially accusatory tweets from a former performer a…
