Sometimes, there’s just not much that can be said about a play, and this year’s Othello at Stratford is one of these cases. it is, in a word, brilliant. Period. The design is stunning – painted all in red, two enormous walls and a square raked rotating playing space dominate the stage. The lighting is… Read More Seven Plays in Eight days: Thursday – Othello
You will notice that the title of the series has changed: I’ve added another performance to the roster. I was at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, participating in the Teaching Shakespeare School, and we got a good deal on additional shows, so I got a ticket to Measure for Measure on Friday night. But… Read More Seven Plays in Eight Days: Wednesday – Romeo and Juliet
As much as I love seeing Shakespeare in High Park, I invariably leave there with a sore back. I trekked to High Park again last night, this time to see Canadian Stage’s Macbeth, with two different friends. We showed up around 7, and this time, we were forced to sit off to the side of… Read More Six Plays in Eight Days: Sunday – Macbeth
It has somehow worked out that I will be seeing 6 different Shakespeares this week – two at Shakespeare in High Park by Canadian Stage in Toronto, three via the Teaching Shakespeare School at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, and one by Shakespeare in the Ruff in Withrow Park, Toronto. I’m crazy excited. Here… Read More Six Plays in Eight Days: Saturday – Taming of the Shrew
I got the Official Unconditional Offer of a spot in the MA Shakespeare in Education at The Shakespeare Institute of the University of Birmingham while I was at the 8th International Drama and Theatre Educator’s Association (IDEA) Congress in Paris in mid-July (more on IDEA Paris 2013 later). I obviously accepted as soon as I… Read More Gearing up
Better a Witty Fool than a Foolish Wit 