Rife with stagecraft, physicality, and superb singing and acting, 'Lady M' is a mesmerizing stripped-down re-imagining of Verdi's opera 'Macbeth.'
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DVD Review: ‘Macbeth’ (1971) – Criterion Collection
If you are willing to trudge through the mire and muck, the pessimism and darkness, the grotesque and graphic violence, you’ll find a great artist and some of his best art.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Throne of Blood’ – The Criterion Collection
It’s the transplanting of the story to feudal Japan that makes it possibly the best film adaptation of Macbeth.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): “Macbeth” Starring Alan Cumming
In a stunning performance, the actor takes on all the roles in Shakespeare's Scottish Play.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Mansai Nomura’s Macbeth at the Japan Society
A cast of five tells an intense, streamlined version of the Scottish play. In Japanese, but I hardly noticed.
Read More »DVD Review: Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection
Slings & Arrows is a backstage theatre comedy full of dark humor and pathos, with a brilliant cast.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Slings & Arrows – The Complete Collection
Funny and touching, this well-acted television series works for everyone, Shakespeare fan or not.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Macbeth – Something Nervous This Way Comes
A Macbeth that suffers from too much exposure.
Read More »Theater Review (Buffalo, NY): Macbeth at the New Phoenix Theatre on the Park
A cozy and violent tragedy and a fine dose of Shakespeare.
Read More »Theater Review (London): Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington
More goes right than wrong in TheatreTroupe's production.
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