The exact cause of William Shakespeare’s death on April 23, 1616, 398 years ago, remains a mystery to this day – but if the “Bard of Avon” was as immortal as his impact on English literature, he would have celebrated his 450th birthday this week. Though the poet, playwright and actor’s exact date of birth can’t be confirmed, […]
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Confusion abounds in Jobsite’s Macbeth
A puzzling take on Shakespeare’s murderous Macbeths.
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Romeo and Juliet: Loved not wisely
Hailee Steinfeld stars in this tepid retelling of Shakespeare’s classic.
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Much Love for Much Ado
Joss Whedon’s modern adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing is the best big screen Bard.
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Tampa Rep’s Hamlet is mostly on target
’Tis nobler in the mind …
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This Nothing’s really something
Much to praise in Jobsite Theater’s Bard redo, Much Ado About Nothing.
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Much Ado About Shakespeare
A historic arts collaboration celebrates the Bard all month long — including a sketchy Dalí.
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Sarah McAvoy is to die for in Romeo + Juliet
But other casting decisions cloud the impact of freeFall’s production.
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Hey, Will! Happy Earth Week!
Shakespeare as mulch, and other green thoughts for National Poetry Month.
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Double your pleasure at freeFall’s Comedy of Errors
The company scores again with Shakespeare, this time with two pairs of twins.
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The (screen)play is the thing
Anonymous is far too complicated to be compelling.
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Breaking Bard
Good performances redeem Jobsite’s Taming of the Shrew — but bring earplugs.
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Twelfth Night is quality theater
Gender-bending hilarity via Shakespeare, Ruth Eckerd and some of Tampa Bay’s best actors.
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Early returns
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Romeo and Juliet at the Studio@620
An ambitious but problematic staging of Shakespeare’s most famous love story.