1,604 stories by "Robert Shuman"
On that occasion so important for me, at that performance in the dawn . . . the trees, the air, the sun hinted to us of such real, beautiful and artistic truth which cannot, because of its a…
How conventional we saw to be what we had become used to do on the stage, considering our scenic truth to be real truth. Theorists will say, "This is as it must be," and they will develop a …
(Benedict Nightingale's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/27; via Pam Green. Listen to a BBC interview with Jonathan Miller.) Known for his radical restagings of classic works, …
I could not continue my false and theatrical pose. All that I had done seemed untrue to nature, to reality. And it had been said of us that we had developed simplicity to a point of naturali…
By Bob Shuman John Doyle's production of Macbeth, playing through December 15 at Classic Stage Company (CSC), should fit into the current zeitgeist exactly. In a world of 280-characte…
(Robert D. McFadden's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/25; via Pam Green.) Â Prolific, erudite and caustic in his wit, he surveyed the entire cultural landscape John Simon, one …
(Laura Collins-Hughes's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/11; via Pam Green.) The return of Tony Kushner's "A Bright Room Called Day" prompted us to ask leading writers:Â How did …
By Bob Shuman Aaron Monaghan, as Richard III, in Ireland's Druid Theatre U.S. production premiere of Shakespeare's history"it plays until November 23 as part of Lincoln Center's White Light …
We, who knew the true nature of the Theatre, understood that the boards of our stage could never become a platform for the spread of propaganda, for the simple reason that the very least uti…
(Geoffrey O'Brien's article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 11/21.) Â Porgy and Bess an opera by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, at the Metropolit…
(Joshua Barone's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/6; via Pam Green.) The French wunderkind's books have quickly become magnets for the stage. Adaptations of "History of Violenc…
The darker side of human nature is on display in DruidShakespeare: Richard III, a chilling story of power and ambition in a wickedly comic production from Ireland's Druid thea…
(Roger Friedman's article appeared on Show Biz 411, 11/10; via the Drudge Report.) Last year, director Ivo von Hove brought his hit London production of "Network" to New York and caused a lo…
Interview with Tania Fisher, Author of Children's Book, "Grandma's Garden" By Lori Beedsler  Briefly, what's the book about? To a grown up all that happens in this book is that a child t…
Doctor Stockman became popular at once in Moscow, and especially so in Petrograd. "The Enemy of the People" became the favorite play of the revolutionists, notwithstanding the fact that Stoc…
(Martin Scorsese's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/6.) When I was in England in early October, IÂ gave an interview to Empire magazine. I was asked a question about Marvel movie…
Children's Book:Â "Grandma's Garden" Author Tania Fisher, Illustrator Riley Hagan Review by Lori Beedsler A simple and inviting title, once you enter "Grandma's Garden", you will discover…
POWER PLAYS Listen As East Germany crumbled in 1989, actors were centre stage. Andrew Dickson discovers how had theatre had survived under communist rule, with its censors and secret police …
Chekhov always had the best of opinion about military men, especially those in active service, for they, in his own words, were to a certain extent the bearers of a cultural mission, since, …
(Stuart Jeffries's article appeared in the Spectator, 11/2.) 'THE ONLY PLACE I CAN'T GET MY PLAYS ON IS BRITAIN': PETER BROOK INTERVIEWED Stuart Jeffries talks to the loquacious 94-year-old …
Back by popular demand. Happy Halloween, from Stage Voices
The men of Chekhov do not bathe, as we did at that time, in their own sorrow. Just the opposite: they, like Chekhov himself, seek life, joy, laughter, courage. The men and women of Chekhov w…
(Jesse Green's article appeared in The New York Times, 10/23; via Pam Green.) When "Macbeth" meets McDonald's, a meaty new musical is born. When classics get adapted or updated, I often find…
In talking and acting so that the spectator does not understand either the words or the problems of the actors, all that the actor really accomplishes is the letting down and lowering of the…
"David's Play" by Tom Rowan to be performed at the NYC International Fringe Festival.  Express Lane Productions is proud to present David's Play, a new play by Tom Rowan (Kiss and Cr…
