by Colin Thomas | Aug 26, 2019 | Review
What’s wrong with this production? For all of its physical beauty, why does it have about as much emotional impact as a video game? Well, the script is odd to start with — especially for Shakespeare. A warrior to the core, Coriolanus is happiest when slaughtering:...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 1, 2019 | Review
Yes! This is the Bard on the Beach production I’ve been waiting for. This is the one to see. All’s Well That Ends Well is rarely produced — and there are good reasons for that — but co-directors Johnna Wright and Rohit Chokhani have set the story in India in...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 22, 2019 | Review
My experience of Shakespeare in Love at Bard on the Beach was kind of like an okay date that ended with some fantastic making out. The morning after, am I in love with this show? Nope, not by a long shot, although I’m grateful for the pleasures it offers. Lee...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 17, 2019 | Review
Director Lois Anderson has brought us the all-yelling version of The Taming of the Shrew. It offers virtually no emotional access. And it doesn’t make sense. In Shakespeare’s controversial script, Petruchio, who wants to marry a wealthy woman, sets his sites on Kate,...
