Evil Can Appear Beautiful
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Theatre Review: Richard II (Astor Place Theatre, Off-Broadway) ★★★★
Director Craig Baldwin’s thrilling new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard II for Red Bull Theater boldly transposes the play’s setting from late 14th-century England to a vibrantly realized, greed-is-good 1980s Manhattan. It is a choice that not only allows for some stunning costumes by Rodrigo Muñoz, but also conjures a period of national disunity, with... Continue Reading →
Evil Can Appear Beautiful
Two major productions of Richard III are touring Italy in the present season, a sign perhaps that the dark side of the human psyche, which this notorious Shakespeare villain embodies, is foremost in our collective imagination, seeing the many wars and genocide in today’s world. In late November I caught Antonio Latella and Federico Bellini’s adaptation of Richard III at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro. From the start, birdsong and a stunning, brightly li…
Two great productions of Ricardo III are touring Italy in the present season, a sign perhaps that the dark side of the human psyche, which embodies this notorious villain of Shakespeare, occupies a prominent place in our collective imagination, seeing the numerous wars and genocides in today’s world. At the end of November I saw the adaptation of Antonio Latella and Federico Bellini by Ricardo III at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. From the beginni…
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