Tag: William Shakespeare

Kathryn Hunter, a 65-year-old white woman, on stage as King Lear, with long white hair, a crown and a black suit. She holds a cane and sits on a throne.

‘King Lear’ review – Kathryn Hunter’s respectable return to ragged royal

A white man with short white hair wears a grey military uniform. To his left is a stone statue of Julius Caesar. He is on stage at the Globe Theatre.

‘Julius Caesar’ review – Pacing and pulled punches plague the Bard’s political drama

A bearded white man with black hair looks up with bloodied hands at a blonde haired white woman, who has her bloodied hands out in front of her.

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ review – Saoirse Ronan’s respectable debut in a haunting but overbearing production

Alfred Enoch, a Black man wearing a black bomber jacket and white shirt with the text 'good vibes only', stands on a ladder affixed to the side of Shakespeare's Globe.

Wherefore art thou ableist?

Alfred Enoch, a Black man wearing a black bomber jacket and white shirt with the text 'good vibes only', stands on a ladder affixed to the side of Shakespeare's Globe.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ review – Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy goes back to bleak

A woman in a blue dress and a man in a brown coat and white jeans kneel and kiss surrounded by lit candles.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ (2021) review – Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy is painfully predetermined