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Macbeth is a play that can easily get out of hand. Witches, murders, and a semi-psychotic title character can quickly devolve into a blood bath starring a raging tyrant, with a side show of …
By: David Sheward November 17, 2019: A trio of the most iconic and sought-after male title roles in world theater are currently being tackled Off-Broadway in a variety of productions ra…
There has always been a curiosity and appreciation for bold attempts at new interpretations or the reimagining of the classics and it seems there have been endless attempts on putting a new …
On an almost bare stage, the scenes bleed into each other with little sense that the setting or situation has changed. The post Review: The Speed Is the Rub at Classic Stage Company's <em…
"Something wicked this way comes..." but for all the wrong reasons in Classic Stage Company's gloomy production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The post 'Macbeth' and the Thane of Thrones appear…
By: Bernard Carragher November 1, 2019: The Classic Stage Company's Artistic Director, John Doyle, is taking a different look at Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Using a minimal ensemble of ac…
Though John Doyle breaks the rules in all the right ways, newbies to the play are likely to t become confused at times by its gender-blind casting and the nine cast members who play mu…
There has been a recent trend to perform Shakespeare as minimally as possible and with as few actors as possible. However, the question arises what is gained? When the doubling of roles prov…
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Classic Stage Company presents Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by John Doyle. Let's see what the critics had to say.
The Classic Stage Company production opened October 27.
The production of Macbeth at the Classic Stage Company (CSC), directed and designed by John Doyle, is a streamlined affair. It runs 1:40 without an intermission; it has a cast of only nin…
A bracingly lucid Corey Stoll embodies Shakespeare's thane who, step by step, cedes his soul to his own darkest impulses.
'When shall we three meet again?' the eight weird sisters ask each other in unison at the outset of director John Doyle's Classic Stage Company production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, shaved do…
★★★★ The couple who slays together stays together? Real-life spouses Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers star as Shakespeare's murderous Scots. The post Macbeth: A Slimmed-D…
★★★ John Doyle directs Corey Stoll's title warrior as too full of the milk of human kindness The post Macbeth: Do Too Many Witches Spoil the Theatrical Brew? appeared first…
The husband-and-wife duo star in the John Doyle"helmed production.
The Shakespearean classic, helmed by Tony winner John Doyle, will officially open October 27 at Classic Stage Company.
There is one spectacularly funny moment in this musical comedy version of "Macbeth," which is based on Billy Morrissette's 2001 movie, and is set in a fast-food restaurant in the "podunk tow…
Which Witch From Macbeth Are You? Written by Rose Helsinger October 22nd, 2019 The three Weird Sisters are an essential part of Shakespeare's spooky tragedy. Mysterious, alluring, and p…
Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers star in the John Doyle"helmed production.
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Téa Leoni is president in her series' final season; and the Shakespeare veteran Corey Stoll tackles the Scottish king.