I found the current Lincoln Center production of Macbeth rather dissatisfying. But not as dissatisfying as I found Ben Brantley’s review thereof. Not that I disagree with all of Brantley’s complaints, ...
When filmmaker Joel Coen emailed Kathryn Hunter, an actress with deep roots in Shakespeare who has taken revolutionary turns playing the lead roles in the Bard’s King Lear and Timon of Athens, and ...
There is no shortage of Oscar-worthy performances in The Tragedy of Macbeth, which is now streaming free on Apple TV+. After all, this Macbeth adaptation from director Joel Coen stars multiple Academy ...
Poor Macbeth. Henpecked, manipulated and always upstaged by his wife. Who would have thought Shakespeare’s most murderous villain would continue to take a back seat to one of literature’s fabulous ...
The seasoned theatergoer knows one must be ready for anything attending a production of "Macbeth" I refer not to the play's mythic curse - hence the euphemism "the Scottish play," used by many theater ...
Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green presents "Macbeth" at the Hugh Morton/Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The production features expanded witch roles and inventive staging by director Caylan McKay.
The Shakespeare aficionado is a marvel as all three witches in Joel Coen's spare adaptation, in a physical performance that deserves awards. She’s played Cleopatra, Lady M, King Lear — and his fool, ...
Shakespeare’s insightful study of the pursuit of power and the impact it has on fragile human psyche has perhaps never been more timely.