Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Wise words from Peter Brook

Wise words from Peter Brook

Robert Tanitch reviews Peter Brook’s latest book Tip of the Tongue: Reflections on Language and Meaning by Peter Brook (Nick Hern Books £7.99) Peter Brook, now 92-years-old and one of the great stage ...
Boudica leads an uprising against the Romans

Boudica leads an uprising against the Romans

Robert Tanitch reviews Boudica at Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1 I have always thought it was Boadicca or was it Boudicea? I never could spell. The Celts called her Buddug. Shakespeare’s Globe promis ...
Shakespeare’s Shylock as opera

Shakespeare’s Shylock as opera

Robert Tanitch reviews WNO’s The Merchant of Venice at Royal Opera House, London Shakespeare’s play is one of his most accessible but it has lost its popular appeal since the Holocaust. At the very fi ...