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Theater Review (NYC): Julius Caesar (The Royal Shakespeare Company)
Re-imagined in modern-day West Africa, Shakespeare's great Roman tragedy feels like an astounding new work.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Living Dead in Denmark by Qui Nguyen
A revival of a Shakespeare-zombie mashup doesn't quite coagulate at the Gene Frankel Theatre.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Mansai Nomura’s Macbeth at the Japan Society
A cast of five tells an intense, streamlined version of the Scottish play. In Japanese, but I hardly noticed.
Read More »Pathetic Fallacy: Why Are We Still Blaming God for Natural Events?
I think most rational people will know that God didn’t put a hole in the ozone layer.
Read More »Movie Review: Ridley Scott’s Prometheus: Origin of the Species
Go see Prometheus and hold onto your popcorn; this film proves beyond a doubt that in space someone can definitely hear you scream.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): Twelfth Night by Singapore Repertory Theatre
Despite the hot and humid night and chatty youngsters in the audience, SRT's Twelfth Night boasted of good acting and an amazing set that made for a magical Night!
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Queen’s Company’s All-Female ‘As You Like It’
This modest production, while splashily costumed and generally well acted, proves disappointingly passionless,.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): The Merchant of Venice at Theatre Banshee
The Burbank-based company mounts a high-spirited production of Shakespeare's tragic comedy.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Being Shakespeare’ with Simon Callow at BAM
A staged lecture on the life of Shakespeare, rhapsodically delivered by the noted Shakespearean and film actor Simon Callow.
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