A few weeks back, I attended the opening night of The Three Musketeers at Orlando Shakes. I marveled, in particular, at a rotating stage and staircase designed by Bert Scott. The way the production ...

This 1596 Shakespeare history play is seminal as the first English drama to give equal prominence to the ruling class and the disreputable denizens of a dangerous neighborhood. The action moves back ...

Despite its dry title, Henry IV, Part 1, which the Canon Shakespeare Company is performing in repertory with Henry IV, Part 2, is a dazzling comedic drama. The no-frills production, with minimalist ...

Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap. But beside these scenes of glorious ...

It’s a play about pivotal moments. Again and again, in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part I,” characters in tough spots make crucial decisions that sever ties, betray allies and incite violence. There’s no ...

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The bloody clash of Prince Hal and Hotspur in “Henry IV, Part 1” is usually the hold-your-breath dramatic apex of Shakespeare’s story of the rise of dissolute-turned-resolute Henry V. On the stage of ...

1 WAITRESS Will Embark on 10th Anniversary North American Tour This Fall 2 MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Launches 25th Anniversary North American Tour First Stage's Young Company, the Theater Academy's ...

This is the first time that this play has been performed at the Regent’s Park theatre. In some ways that’s strange as Falstaff is a natural crowd pleaser for this attractive setting. On the other hand ...

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