OK Corelings, we want to make a bet (mostly because we know we will win). What if we told you we could fill an entire round-up with current Shakespeare-related news and still keep it interesting? Read on:
- Shakespeare in the Park, a summer festival that presents theater performances for free to the general public, is set to stage Julius Caesar and Midsummer Night’s Dream this season, according to the Public Theater’s announcement Thursday, February 9. “In our troubled times, the majesty of Julius Caesar and the joy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream are as necessary as beauty,” says Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater.
- Ever heard of actor-director Rajat Kapoor’s adaptations of Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, and As You Like It? They’re quite interesting, we’ve heard–especially considering the actors are dressed as clowns. All four adaptations are included in the Shakespeare Comedy Theatre Festival, making stops in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata before presenting its final performances in Delhi in April.
Does Yorick also sport facepaint? Please say yes. Hamlet–the Clown Prince. Via Live Mint.
- That last bullet point was far too tame. Let’s turn Shakespeare up a notch. What about this? Three actors. Two hours. 37 Shakespeare plays. The Whirligig Stage of Greenville, NC, presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Thursdays through Sundays throughout the month of February, beginning this weekend.
- Imagine your favorite Shakespearean play where everything is the same except one actor is very, very drunk. Coming to the Rockwell in Davis Square in Somerville, British theater company Magnificent Bastard Productions presents: S***-faced Shakespeare! Romeo & Juliet, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm throughout 2017.
Via S***-faced Shakespeare.
How did we do? We think we’ve sufficiently proven our point. 401 years after Shakespeare’s death, the playwright still continues to capture the imaginations of the art world.
