Sunday, July 1, 2018

ROMEO AND JULIET – REVIEW OF ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRODUCTION

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James Karas Director Erica Whyman has staged a youth-oriented and fast-paced if somewhat ill-focused production of Romeo and Juliet f...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

THE WINTER’S TALE – REVIEW OF SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE PRODUCTION

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James Karas The titles of most of Shakespeare’s plays give us some guidance about what we have on hand. The name of the main character...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

JULIE – REVIEW OF NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

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James Karas Polly Stenham’s credit as the author of Julie is followed with “after Strindberg” and indeed the play owes much to the Swed...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

KISS ME, KATE – REVIEW OF OPERA NORTH PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas Before I review Opera North’s production of Kiss Me, Kate, a few words about culture may be appropriate. Now we...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

MACBETH – REVIEW OF NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

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James Karas Director Rufus Norris sets the current production of Macbeth now showing on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage in a mod...
Friday, June 22, 2018

AS YOU LIKE IT – REVIEW OF SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s most pleasant romantic comedies with fine poetry, colourful characters an...
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

HAMLET – REVIEW OF SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE PRODUCTION

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James Karas Michelle Terry, the Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, has exercised the prerogative of a boss and given he...