Emilia is one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated female characters, lauded for her powerful commentary about the treatment of women by men. Her tragic death alongside Desdemona at the end of Othello is a devastating representation of male violence. I recently saw the National Theatre’s 2023 production starring Giles Terrera as Othello, and, as usual, was […]
A quick Google search crowns A Midsummer’s Night Dream as Shakespeare’s most popular play. I hated it, but that may also have just been because of secondary school. Give me Romeo & Juliet any day. More specifically, give me the 1996 film adaptation: seeing the costumes, music, and acting, Baz Luhrmann clearly understood his brief. […]
I think Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s best. I know that’s a bold claim, but it’s certainly my favourite. Some of his more ambitious plays, such as Hamlet and Macbeth, may be technically more impressive, but this marvellous comedy remains a crowd-pleaser and truly stands the test of time in its popularity. Much Ado […]
The undoing of Some Kind of Theatre’s take on Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy takes place before cast or audience even enter the typically dingy Free Fringe room in which the play is staged. The problem lies not in the acting, the costumes, or even the charmingly homemade set, but in the skull-and-crossbones artwork and exclamatory addition […]