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Friday, January 6, 2023

MOLI-ÉIRE: LADY GREGORY'S GALWEGIAN TAKE ON THE FRENCH SHAKESPEARE by Robert Shuman

(Michael Cronin's articl appeared in the Irish Times, 12/20; Photo: Lady Gregory; the Irish Times.) Molière became a mainstay of the early Abbey stage, but not all critics were impressed by…

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON 'CABARET' AT THE LIDO 2 PARIS by Robert Shuman

(Olivia Salazar-Winspear's, Marion Chaval's, Sonia Paricelli's and Gerome Vassilacos's article appeared on France 24, 1/3.) We take a tour of the spectacular shows illuminating the dark days…

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

'ROMEO AND JULIET' ACTORS SUE PARAMOUNT FOR CHILD ABUSE IN 1968 FILM by Robert Shuman

(Benjamin Lee's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/1/23; via the Drudge Report; Photo: Franco Zeffirelli directing Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet. Photograph: REX Shu…

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Monday, January 2, 2023

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (145) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: In order to express a most delicate and largely subconscious life it is necessary to have control of an unusually responsive, excellently pre…

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

'IT'S VERY TOUGH': UK CASTLES, MUSEUMS, THEATRES TO CLOSE AS ENERGY PRICES HIT by Robert Shuman

(Dalya Alberge's article appeared in the Guardian 12/31;  via Pam Green; Photo:  The gatehouse at Nottingham Castle. The site has been forced to close, despite a three-year, multimilli…

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

READERS' FAVOURITE STAGE SHOWS OF 2022 by Robert Shuman

(The Guardian readers' article appeared 12/19 in that media; via Pam Green; Photo: 'It managed to surpass my expectations' … Davina De Campo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Photograph: Th…

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Monday, December 26, 2022

PUSSY RIOT SONG PROTESTS AGAINST WAR IN UKRAINE AND CALLS FOR PUTIN TO BE PROSECUTED by Robert Shuman

(Laura Snapes's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/24; Photo:  'A desperate cry' … (L-R) Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner, Maria Alyokhina and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot performing in Edin…

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

IN THIS SHOW, MACK THE KNIFE IS A WOMAN by Robert Shuman

(David Belcher's article appeared in The New York Times, 12/23; Photo: Members of the cast of "The Threepenny Opera" at the Volksoper in Vienna. The production's cross-gender casting put Oli…

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Friday, December 23, 2022

M+ GROUP PARTNERSHIP LIFTS CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE TO THE NEXT STAGE by Robert Shuman

(PJ Cresswell's article appeared in TimeOut, 12/22; Photo: Croatian National Theatre.) New backing and expertise to transform the experience for audiences at this venerable Zagreb landmark T…

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

CITIZEN KANE ON IN OUR TIME by Robert Shuman

Listen  In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Orson Welles' film, released in 1941, which is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, films yet made. Welles pla…

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

THEATRICAL VERSION OF A LITTLE LIFE 'IS DELIBERATELY PHYSICALLY INTENSE' SAYS DIRECTOR by Robert Shuman

(Steve Dow's article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 12/20; Photo: Ivo van Hove's four-hour Dutch-language play A Little Life is based on Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling 2015 novel.CRE…

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Monday, December 19, 2022

'LEOPOLDSTADT' EXTENDS BROADWAY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH JULY 2, 2023 by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Farabaugh, Adrian Bryan-Brown) BEST THEATER OF 2022 The New York Times   THE BEST PLAY OF 2022 Los Angeles Times LEOPOLDSTADT Extends Broadway Engagement Through July 2, 202…

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (144) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Our aim (as actors) is not only to create the life of a human spirit, but also to 'express it in a beautiful, artistic form.' An actor is und…

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

'SHE'S WRITING IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY': LILLIAN HELLMAN'S THRILLING 'WATCH ON THE RHINE' by Robert Shuman

(David Jays' article appeared 12/12 in the Guardian; Photo: 'Action, activism and engaging with the world' … Lillian Hellman in 1945. Photograph: AP.) As Hellman's 1941 play is revived …

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Friday, December 16, 2022

BULGARIAN MUSICIANS LAUNCH COLORFUL INSTRUMENT FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN by Robert Shuman

(Boyan Tonchev's and Will Tizard's report is  from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) (The report is by Boyan Tonchev and Will Tizard,  from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) Musico is a glowing, ver…

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

'DOGS OF EUROPE': A THEATRICAL 'WARNING SHOT' ABOUT GROWING AUTHORITARIANISM ' FRANCE 24 ENGLISH by Robert Shuman

(from France 24, 12/13.) The Belarus Free Theatre has been banned in its own country. Its artists now live in exile making powerful, political work like their latest play "Dogs of Europe". A…

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Monday, December 12, 2022

'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' REVIEW " SPECTACULAR CLASS-FLIPPED ADAPTATION by Robert Shuman

(Clare Brennan's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/12; via Pam Green; Photo:  Eleanor Fransch, 'sassy' in the role of Alice. Photograph: Andrew Billington.) New Vic, Newcastle-under-Ly…

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Friday, December 9, 2022

TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM REVIEW " SPARKY JOURNEY THROUGH FAIRYTALE WORLD by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian 12/6; via Pam Green; Photo: Shines in every role … James Ifan in Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Photograph: Photo by Mark Douet.) Sherman t…

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

CAROLINES COMEDY CLUB TO CLOSE DEC. 31 by Robert Shuman

(FOX 5 NY Staff, 12/6; via the Drudge Report.) NEW YORK " The comedy venue mainstay Carolines on Broadway will close at the end of the year, FOX 5 NY has confirmed. The club's ow…

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

SINGER LIRAZ BRINGS ISRAELI, IRANIAN MUSICIANS TOGETHER " AND CHALLENGES TEHRAN REGIME by Robert Shuman

(Grégoire Sauvage's article appeared on France24, 12/3; via Drudge Report;  Photo:  Israeli-Persian singer Liraz recorded her third album, "Roya", with musicians from Israel and Iran.…

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

'HENRY V'; 'VARDY V ROONEY'; '¡SHOWMANISM!'"REVIEW by Robert Shuman

(Susannah Clapp's article appeared in the Observer, 11/27; via Pam Green; Photo: 'Utterly concentrated': Oliver Johnstone as Henry V. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Wyn…

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

LONDON'S THEATER CUTS MATTER, ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND by Robert Shuman

(Matt Wolf's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/24; via Pam Green;  Photo: Rebecca Humphries and Alex Austin in "Blackout Songs," directed by Guy Jones at the Hampstead Downstairs…

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Monday, November 28, 2022

'THE MOUSETRAP': AGATHA CHRISTIE'S WEST END HIT TO MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT AFTER 70 YEARS by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/25; via Pam Green; Photo:  It's a scream … Mary Law in the West End production of The Mousetrap in 1957. Photograph: Mirrorpix/G…

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

IRENE CARA OBITUARY by Robert Shuman

(Adam Sweeting's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/27;  Photo: Irene Cara as Coco Hernandez in Fame, 1980, directed by Alan Parker. She also sang the title song, which topped the Briti…

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (46) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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Monday, November 21, 2022

HOW 'THE LION KING' GOT TO BROADWAY AND RULED FOR 25 YEARS (SO FAR) by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/16; via Pam Green; Photograph: Julie Taymor, who not only directed the show but also designed its costumes, puppets and masks, b…

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

SHAKESPEARE PORTRAIT SAID TO BE ONLY ONE MADE IN HIS LIFETIME ON SALE FOR £10M by Robert Shuman

 (Nadeem Badshah's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/17.  Photo:  The portrait is unveiled by conservator Adrian Phippen (right) and Art and Antiques writer Duncan Phillips. P…

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Monday, November 14, 2022

IN 'THE CHINESE LADY,' PREJUDICE AND EXPLOITATION, SEEN FROM A STAGE (BOSTON) by Robert Shuman

(Don Aucoin's article appeared in the Boston Glober, 11/14; Photo:Jae Woo (left) and Sophorl Ngin in "The Chinese Lady" at Central Square Theater.NILE SCOTT STUDIOS.) CAMBRIDGE " When it cam…

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

NOT TO BE: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FUNDING PULLED OVER 'CANON OF IMPERIALISM' by Robert Shuman

Asia-Pacific (Eva Corlett's article appeared in the Irish Times"from Wellington"10/14.) New Zealand's arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in seco…

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

'I THREW MY ARMS AROUND BECKETT!' " ELECTRIFYING FIRST NIGHTS, BY CIARÁN HINDS, EILEEN ATKINS AND MORE by Robert Shuman

(Dominic Dromgoole's article appeared in the Guardian 10/26; via Pam Green; Photo: A hallucinatory experience' … Frances Barber with Amanda Abbington and Reece Shearsmith in The Unfriend.…

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Monday, October 31, 2022

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