Shakespeare With a Twist is happening everywhere right now; in New York on Broadway, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad star in an interracial version of Romeo and Juliet. And in Philadelphia, the Curio Theater is producing the same play — with two women in the title roles.
A new staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by director David Leveaux will have a twist: Romeo will be white and Juliet will be black.
A brand new study of William Shakespeare, the historical person, has revealed once and for all that Roland Emmerich's poors-can't-write movie Anonymous is of absolutely no consequence. Not only was ol' Billy Shakespeare a prolific playwright, poet, and all-around ink-dripping rapscallion, he was also a successful…
If you ever doubted the talent and drive of Joss Whedon, keep in mind that his upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing — which is already getting praised by critics all over the place — is just something he threw together for fun on his short bit of downtime after he wrapped on The Avengers.…
Should the Royal Shakespeare Company be forced to employ equal numbers of male and female actors? Director Phyllida Lloyd (her most recent work is the Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady) says yes. But what about the fact that Shakespeare wrote way fewer parts for women than for men? That shouldn't matter, according to The…
Paul Marino in the role of King Henry VIII leads spectators to a location in William Shakespeare's Utopia, based on a work of fiction by English social philosopher and author Sir Thomas More, at Goerlitzer Park in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
In this theater image released by The Publicity Office, Christina Ricci performs in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in New York. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Joan Marcus)
High-school students take note: your brains are actually changed by reading As You Like It.
You're not a geek just because you like science fiction, I know that much, and you're not a geek just because you saw The Lord of the Rings (each movie three times, in the theaters, including the midnight rerelease?)...maybe that makes you a geek.
Okay, maybe it's not worse than The Merry Wives of Windsor. But Romeo and Juliet is definitely Shakespeare's worst famous play. Here's why:
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Award-winning director Julie Taymor decided that the sorcerer Prospero should be the sorceress Prospera and played by Helen Mirren. The visually arresting Shakespearean adaptation also features Alfred Molina, Chris Cooper, Alan Cumming, Djimon Hounsou, David Strathairn and more!
Well, okay, it's actually her boyfriend, Vladislav Voronin, who's buying it for her. And the Palazzo Contarini-Fasan is only thought to be the home of Shakespeare's tragic heroine. But still!
Speaking of Shakespeare
Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr attended the US Open yesterday, but instead of watching Andy Roddick, the Gossip Girl stars indulged in a little nuzzling. What were the lovebirds cooing about? After the jump: A pseudo-Shakesperean fictional narrative. Enjoy!
Why yes, I did see an all-female production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar last night. And yes, it was awesome.
Want to see a curly-haired British toddler named Theo recite Hamlet's soliloquy, coached by a Shakespearean actor? You're in luck! [YouTube via PW]
Sometimes in the course of doing this post, I come across a name that is, as the kids are saying these days, full of win. Such is Olivia.
A portrait long believed to be the only likeness of Shakespeare painted during his lifetime is now believed to be of someone else. [Telegraph]
