Tag: William Shakespeare

A white woman with short blonde curly hair kneeling on a theatre stage angrily pushes the chest of a Black man, who is also looking at her and kneeling.

‘Othello’ review – Giles Terera captivates in complex, claustrophobic psychodrama

The Company of Much Ado About Nothing. The full company of performers are line dancing and are all dressed in Country and Western clothing. There are colourful lights and people lift their arms in the air as they dance.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ review – Deaf and disabled actors perform rom-com with plenty of playfulness

In the foreground, a Black woman with frizzy black hair, a white playsuit and large earrings looks upwards with her hands in front of her under her waist. She looks anxious. Behind her, also on the stage is a bearded white man in nothing but yellow underpants. He is talking, holds a scrapbook in his left hand and with his right hand, he puts his index finger and thumb together, as if doing the ‘OK’ gesture.

‘The Tempest’ review – Shakespeare’s revenge drama is profound and preposterous

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