O Iago, the pity of it, Iago!
Robert Tanitch reviews Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London Mark Rylance, the first artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, is back at the Globe playing Iago. His Othello is André Holland, ...
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This is not as I like It
Robert Tanitch reviews As You Like It at Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London NW1 “What shall I do with my doublet and hose?” asks Rosalind, when she is disguised as a man and head over heels in lo ...
Brush up your Shakespeare with Opera North’s Broadway classic
Robert Tanitch reviews Opera North’s Kiss Me Kate at London Coliseum Shakespeare’s plays have inspired operas by Verdi, Bellini, Gounod, Berlioz and Britten and inspired Broadway musicals, most notabl ...
50 years on Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet ballet is as popular as ever
Robert Tanitch reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was first performed between 1594 and 1596. The play has inspired musi ...