shakespeare

Goad Theatre Presents Tale of Two Kings

By John Farrell Depending on what scholarship you believe, Williams Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, perhaps a few more with collaborators,…

13 years ago

Review of LB Playhouse’s “The Changeling”: Whoa Nelly!

By John Farrell There have been changes aplenty at the Long Beach Playhouse recently such as staging  musicals there when…

13 years ago

Preview of the Changeling at the Long Beach Playhouse

By John Farrell There really is nothing new under the sun. Matters we think of as contemporary: bloody violence, unfaithful…

13 years ago

The Tragedy of Macbeth at Studio Theatre–An experiment that deserves repeating

[portfolio_slideshow] By John Farrell, Theatre Critic Like his play, Hamlet, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth is so filled with memorable lines, memorable speeches, that seeing…

13 years ago

Twelfth Night: That Old Bard Still Funny

By John Farrell Perhaps it's not quite seasonal, but Shakespeare's delightful comedy Twelfth Night is really good at any time…

13 years ago

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Made New

By John Farrell Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is being given a new “old” look at Cal Rep. Tom Stoppard's skewed look at…

13 years ago

Saving Shakespeare From a Thousand Cuts

By John Farrell A 15th annual miracle will take place at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro this summer. Putting…

14 years ago