by Colin Thomas | Jul 19, 2026 | Review
Kate Besworth’s treatment of Antigone by Sophocles is more than an adaptation, it’s a substantial rewrite. And it has its strengths: Besworth’s script is trim and it knows what it wants to do; several original scenes resonate and the complete reimagination of one of...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 13, 2026 | Review
Hmm. When I saw Goblin: Macbeth at Bard on the Beach in 2023, I pretty much hated it: “The goblin element is never outrageous, it’s rarely funny, and Shakespeare’s text is wasted.” I was not a fan of the rigid latex masks the actors wore. But I saw Goblin: Oedipus...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 23, 2026 | Review
Corruption, ambition, willingness to cause and collude in suffering and death: Macbeth resonates. What sins are Trump, Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg et al willing to commit to feed their appetites for money and power? What are the rest of us supposed to do with our...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 20, 2026 | Review
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a very silly play, so I didn’t have high expectations going into this production. But Bruce Horak and director Rebecca Northan have exploded the text, substantially reinventing it and making the silliness about AI influencers,...
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by Colin Thomas | Jul 26, 2025 | Review
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] is kind of like a trampoline park for actors: it gives them a great workout and a chance to show off their skills as they bounce from one Shakespearean play to the next, trying to get them all done...
