Category Archives: Shakespeare

Much Ado About London

Here are some quick reviews of the shows I managed to see this weekend in London. This is all composed and posted via ipad, so expect some bloopers. I’ll polish things up later. ~nrhelms Much Ado About Nothing Wyndham’s Theatre David Tennant (Benedick), Catherine Tate (Beatrice), Josie Rourke (Director) June 24, 2011, 7:30pm Madcap! SomeContinue reading “Much Ado About London”

The Rude Mechanicals presents Shakespeare’s Tempest

6 PERFORMANCES! Opening night is Thursday June 2! The run is Thur-Sat June 2-4 and the next week June 9-11. Music at 7pm, show at 7:30pm.  The Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211874568843780 Free Admission. Shakespeare’s last full-length play, approx. 90-100 minutes. Bring chairs or blankets for seating, also bring bug spray. RAIN: performance will take place in theContinue reading “The Rude Mechanicals presents Shakespeare’s Tempest”

Hamlet: April 21st, Farrah Hall 214

Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a play that needs no preamble: the play’s the thing.  The rest is silence. April 21st, 2011, 7:30 pm.  Pre-show music at 7:00. Farrah Hall 214, just southeast of the Quad.  There’s plenty of parking behind Farrah Hall after 6:00. Free and open to the public.Continue reading “Hamlet: April 21st, Farrah Hall 214”

Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*

Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Thursday March 10th, 7:30 pm, in Farrah Hall Room 214 on UA’s campus.  Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm.  Free and open to the public. ~ Cast ~ Ferdinand…….…………………Charles Prosser Princess….……………….Sara-Margaret Cates Biron………….……………………….David Bolus Rosalind…….………………..Jean Fuller-Scott Longaville….………………………Russell Frost Maria….….………..…………………Abby Jones Dumian…..……………….Lawson Hangartner Katharine…….……………..Meredith WigginsContinue reading “Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*”

Program notes: King Lear

Thanks to everyone (actors, audience, and crew) who made Wednesday’s reading a success. Program notes below. Shakespeare’s King Lear is about the inexpressible. What can a child say to an unruly parent? What can a king say once he’s given away his crown? What can we say once we’ve seen “unaccommodated man?” King Lear is an apocalypse of language,Continue reading “Program notes: King Lear”