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A Two-Minute Masterclass by Paul Mescal in 'Hamnet'
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Book Review: King Henry V by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: King Henry V
Publication Info: London : Arden Shakespeare, 1995, 2002 [written circa 1599]
Summary/Review:I may be wrong, but I think Henry V is the most famous and highly-regarded of all of Shakespeare’s English history plays. In the chronology of when they plays were written, it is the last of eight plays in a continuous sequence from the 1390s to the 1480s, albeit in the middle of that historical chronology. Shakespeare saved the best for last.
The drama of the play is conveyed by a Chorus who introduces each act. The structure of the play is fairly simple. In the first act we see that the King has matured since the days of Prince Hal, and is determined to secure his birthright in France. In the next act, he uncovers a plot by members of his court to assassinate him. Act III depicts the English in their successful siege of Harfleur. Now surrounded by the French army, Act IV depicts Henry visiting his soldiers in disguise and then rallies the troops with his St. Crispin’s Day speech. In the final act, having achieved a tremendous victory at Agincourt, Henry charmingly woos the French princess Katharine in a marriage that will seal the peace.
This play is an example of English patriotism and nationalism but it’s complex in a way that goes beyond jingoism. Henry is depicted as a scheming and sometimes flawed leader, and in his speech at Harfleur he threatens war crimes. Shakespeare was writing during the reign of Elizabeth I and the last of the 8 plays ends with her grandfather Henry VII “rightfully” gaining the throne. In this context, it makes sense that Shakespeare is willing to depict previous monarchs as less than great. This is also a war play that doesn’t shy away from the horrors of war. While some adaptations make it an anti-war play, I think it’s most likely that Shakespeare is recognizing that the great achievements of war can come at great moral and mental costs.
Rating: *****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
- Much Ado About Nothing
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/62923/ Australia’s new $69 million library becomes home to a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio #Australia #books #Euronews #library #Literature #museum #WilliamShakespeare
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Love’s Labour’s Lost / Much Ado About Nothing review – breezy double bill brings out the best in both
By Mark LawsonBraboeuf Manor, GuildfordElegantly stitching the plays into two parts of the same continuing story, Tom Littler’s sunny al fresco productions play every possible tragicomic note
#Theatre #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #TheGuardian #MarkLawson
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Love’s Labour’s Lost / Much Ado About Nothing review – breezy double bill brings out the best in both
By Mark LawsonBraboeuf Manor, GuildfordElegantly stitching the plays into two parts of the same continuing story, Tom Littler’s sunny al fresco productions play every possible tragicomic note
#Theatre #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #TheGuardian #MarkLawson
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‘I just knew it would sound incredible!’: why the Globe is giving Shakespeare some flamenco fire
By Lyndsey WinshipLove’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writer joins the theatre’s flamenco bootcamp
#Stage #Flamenco #ShakespearesGlobe #Culture #Dance #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare #Comedy #Comedy #TheGuardian #LyndseyWinship
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‘I just knew it would sound incredible!’: why the Globe is giving Shakespeare some flamenco fire
By Lyndsey WinshipLove’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writer joins the theatre’s flamenco bootcamp
#Stage #Flamenco #ShakespearesGlobe #Culture #Dance #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare #Comedy #Comedy #TheGuardian #LyndseyWinship
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OLIVIA: What’s a drunken man like, Fool?
FOOL: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One
draught above heat makes him a fool, the second
mads him, and a third drowns him.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 128ff (1.5.128-131) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #twelfthnight #alcohol #drinking #drunkenness #intoxication
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OLIVIA: What’s a drunken man like, Fool?
FOOL: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One
draught above heat makes him a fool, the second
mads him, and a third drowns him.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 128ff (1.5.128-131) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #twelfthnight #alcohol #drinking #drunkenness #intoxication
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OLIVIA: What’s a drunken man like, Fool?
FOOL: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One
draught above heat makes him a fool, the second
mads him, and a third drowns him.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 128ff (1.5.128-131) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #twelfthnight #alcohol #drinking #drunkenness #intoxication
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OLIVIA: What’s a drunken man like, Fool?
FOOL: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One
draught above heat makes him a fool, the second
mads him, and a third drowns him.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 128ff (1.5.128-131) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #twelfthnight #alcohol #drinking #drunkenness #intoxication
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Book Review: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Info: New York : Washington Square Press, 2005 [written circa 1598-1599]
Summary/Review:Leonato, the governor of Messina, hosts Don Pedro and his troops on his estate after a successful battle. One of his men, Claudio and Leonato’s daughter Hero immediately fall in love and plan to marry. But Don Pedro’s jealous brother Don John plots to upset the happy scenario by framing Hero as an unfaithful woman. The plan to exonerate Hero involves cribbing from Romeo & Juliet with a fake death, but a happier outcome.
Much of this is overshadowed by the B-plot involving Leonato’s niece Beatrice and Claudio’s friend and fellow soldier Benedick. As the play begins, they display a deep loathing for one another exchanging barbed quips I can only imagine in the style of a 1940s screwball comedy. Don Pedro’s men along with Hero and her attendant Ursual plot to convince Beatrice and Benedick that the other suffers from unrequited love for them. The ploy works hilariously to create the ur-text of enemies-to-lovers romance plots.
I think this may be to most laugh out loud funniest of Shakespeare’s comedies in the chronology thus far (although The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream all have their moments) while also tying together two complementary plots in a successful whole.
Rating: ****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
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Book Review: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Info: New York : Washington Square Press, 2005 [written circa 1598-1599]
Summary/Review:Leonato, the governor of Messina, hosts Don Pedro and his troops on his estate after a successful battle. One of his men, Claudio and Leonato’s daughter Hero immediately fall in love and plan to marry. But Don Pedro’s jealous brother Don John plots to upset the happy scenario by framing Hero as an unfaithful woman. The plan to exonerate Hero involves cribbing from Romeo & Juliet with a fake death, but a happier outcome.
Much of this is overshadowed by the B-plot involving Leonato’s niece Beatrice and Claudio’s friend and fellow soldier Benedick. As the play begins, they display a deep loathing for one another exchanging barbed quips I can only imagine in the style of a 1940s screwball comedy. Don Pedro’s men along with Hero and her attendant Ursual plot to convince Beatrice and Benedick that the other suffers from unrequited love for them. The ploy works hilariously to create the ur-text of enemies-to-lovers romance plots.
I think this may be to most laugh out loud funniest of Shakespeare’s comedies in the chronology thus far (although The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream all have their moments) while also tying together two complementary plots in a successful whole.
Rating: ****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
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Book Review: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Info: New York : Washington Square Press, 2005 [written circa 1598-1599]
Summary/Review:Leonato, the governor of Messina, hosts Don Pedro and his troops on his estate after a successful battle. One of his men, Claudio and Leonato’s daughter Hero immediately fall in love and plan to marry. But Don Pedro’s jealous brother Don John plots to upset the happy scenario by framing Hero as an unfaithful woman. The plan to exonerate Hero involves cribbing from Romeo & Juliet with a fake death, but a happier outcome.
Much of this is overshadowed by the B-plot involving Leonato’s niece Beatrice and Claudio’s friend and fellow soldier Benedick. As the play begins, they display a deep loathing for one another exchanging barbed quips I can only imagine in the style of a 1940s screwball comedy. Don Pedro’s men along with Hero and her attendant Ursual plot to convince Beatrice and Benedick that the other suffers from unrequited love for them. The ploy works hilariously to create the ur-text of enemies-to-lovers romance plots.
I think this may be to most laugh out loud funniest of Shakespeare’s comedies in the chronology thus far (although The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream all have their moments) while also tying together two complementary plots in a successful whole.
Rating: ****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
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Book Review: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Info: New York : Washington Square Press, 2005 [written circa 1598-1599]
Summary/Review:Leonato, the governor of Messina, hosts Don Pedro and his troops on his estate after a successful battle. One of his men, Claudio and Leonato’s daughter Hero immediately fall in love and plan to marry. But Don Pedro’s jealous brother Don John plots to upset the happy scenario by framing Hero as an unfaithful woman. The plan to exonerate Hero involves cribbing from Romeo & Juliet with a fake death, but a happier outcome.
Much of this is overshadowed by the B-plot involving Leonato’s niece Beatrice and Claudio’s friend and fellow soldier Benedick. As the play begins, they display a deep loathing for one another exchanging barbed quips I can only imagine in the style of a 1940s screwball comedy. Don Pedro’s men along with Hero and her attendant Ursual plot to convince Beatrice and Benedick that the other suffers from unrequited love for them. The ploy works hilariously to create the ur-text of enemies-to-lovers romance plots.
I think this may be to most laugh out loud funniest of Shakespeare’s comedies in the chronology thus far (although The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream all have their moments) while also tying together two complementary plots in a successful whole.
Rating: ****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
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Book Review: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Publication Info: New York : Washington Square Press, 2005 [written circa 1598-1599]
Summary/Review:Leonato, the governor of Messina, hosts Don Pedro and his troops on his estate after a successful battle. One of his men, Claudio and Leonato’s daughter Hero immediately fall in love and plan to marry. But Don Pedro’s jealous brother Don John plots to upset the happy scenario by framing Hero as an unfaithful woman. The plan to exonerate Hero involves cribbing from Romeo & Juliet with a fake death, but a happier outcome.
Much of this is overshadowed by the B-plot involving Leonato’s niece Beatrice and Claudio’s friend and fellow soldier Benedick. As the play begins, they display a deep loathing for one another exchanging barbed quips I can only imagine in the style of a 1940s screwball comedy. Don Pedro’s men along with Hero and her attendant Ursual plot to convince Beatrice and Benedick that the other suffers from unrequited love for them. The ploy works hilariously to create the ur-text of enemies-to-lovers romance plots.
I think this may be to most laugh out loud funniest of Shakespeare’s comedies in the chronology thus far (although The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream all have their moments) while also tying together two complementary plots in a successful whole.
Rating: ****
I’m reading every Shakespeare play, one per month, in chronological order. Here’s my progress thus far:
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Titus Andronicus
- Richard III
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love’s Labours’ Lost
- Richard II
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
- The Life and Death of King John
- The Merchant of Venice
- The History of Henry IV, Part 1
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The History of Henry IV, Part 2
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https://www.europesays.com/cz/145458/ Řetěz, provaz a cedule na Bazaly. Komedie omylů je letní produkce, jak má být – Aktuálně.cz #Entertainment #komedie #LetníShakespearovskéSlavnosti #recenze #VojtěchŠtěpánek #WilliamShakespeare #Zábava
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Theater Review: Julius Caesar by Dream Role Players
Julius Caesar
Hannah Baker – Director
Aza Pietropaolo – Assistant DirectorJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
July 10, 2026: Longfellow Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cast
Julius Caesar – Robin Abrahams
Brutus – Jaryn Wilcox
Cassius – Elizabeth Ross
Marc Antony – Angelo Alexander
Casca – Mary Parker
Metellus – Lisa Burdick
Cinna – Lucia A. Grunko
Decius – Crow J. Traphagen (u/s Brutus, Caesar)
Octavius/Funeral Citizen 1 – Delaney Walkes
Lucius/Artemidorus/Funeral Citizen 2 – Hayley Haggerty
Calpurnia/Lepidus/Popilius/Funeral Citizen 3 – Paula Hawthorne (u/s Cassius, Antony)
Soothsayer/Cobbler/Servant/Funeral Citizen 4 – Kris Kim (u/s Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus)Last night I enjoyed free Shakespeare in the park, courtesy of the Dream Role Players and an almost all-woman and nonbinary cast. The park in question is Longfellow Park, overlooked by the house of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who I would expect would love seeing Shakespeare performed in his front yard. Hannah Baker’s direction of the play takes a dark political humor approach. Shakespeare’s words are not changed but they are delivered in a humorous manner emphasizing the pettiness of political infighting and misguided notions of honor. Also, for some reason Cassius rides a Segway scooter for the entire play. I don’t know if it’s supposed to represent a chariot or just a bit of absurdism. Like many Shakespeare works, I had several moments of “oh, that’s where that phrase comes from,” perhaps more often than typical. Previously, I was only familiar with the scenes from Julius Caesar that my high school Latin teacher had us act out every year on the Ides of March.
Familiar faces in the cast include Robin Abrahams (A King and No King), Jaryn Wilcox (Mariette in Ecstasy), and Mary Parker (director of A King and No King).
Julius Caesar continues at Longfellow Park tonight and tomorrow and then July 17-19, before moving to Herter Park in Allston for two shows on July 24-25. All performances begin at 7pm.
#Drama #DreamRolePlayers #PerformingArtsReviews #Theater #TheaterReviews #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare -
Theater Review: Julius Caesar by Dream Role Players
Julius Caesar
Hannah Baker – Director
Aza Pietropaolo – Assistant DirectorJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
July 10, 2026: Longfellow Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cast
Julius Caesar – Robin Abrahams
Brutus – Jaryn Wilcox
Cassius – Elizabeth Ross
Marc Antony – Angelo Alexander
Casca – Mary Parker
Metellus – Lisa Burdick
Cinna – Lucia A. Grunko
Decius – Crow J. Traphagen (u/s Brutus, Caesar)
Octavius/Funeral Citizen 1 – Delaney Walkes
Lucius/Artemidorus/Funeral Citizen 2 – Hayley Haggerty
Calpurnia/Lepidus/Popilius/Funeral Citizen 3 – Paula Hawthorne (u/s Cassius, Antony)
Soothsayer/Cobbler/Servant/Funeral Citizen 4 – Kris Kim (u/s Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus)Last night I enjoyed free Shakespeare in the park, courtesy of the Dream Role Players and an almost all-woman and nonbinary cast. The park in question is Longfellow Park, overlooked by the house of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who I would expect would love seeing Shakespeare performed in his front yard. Hannah Baker’s direction of the play takes a dark political humor approach. Shakespeare’s words are not changed but they are delivered in a humorous manner emphasizing the pettiness of political infighting and misguided notions of honor. Also, for some reason Cassius rides a Segway scooter for the entire play. I don’t know if it’s supposed to represent a chariot or just a bit of absurdism. Like many Shakespeare works, I had several moments of “oh, that’s where that phrase comes from,” perhaps more often than typical. Previously, I was only familiar with the scenes from Julius Caesar that my high school Latin teacher had us act out every year on the Ides of March.
Familiar faces in the cast include Robin Abrahams (A King and No King), Jaryn Wilcox (Mariette in Ecstasy), and Mary Parker (director of A King and No King).
Julius Caesar continues at Longfellow Park tonight and tomorrow and then July 17-19, before moving to Herter Park in Allston for two shows on July 24-25. All performances begin at 7pm.
#Drama #DreamRolePlayers #PerformingArtsReviews #Theater #TheaterReviews #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare -
Theater Review: Julius Caesar by Dream Role Players
Julius Caesar
Hannah Baker – Director
Aza Pietropaolo – Assistant DirectorJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
July 10, 2026: Longfellow Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cast
Julius Caesar – Robin Abrahams
Brutus – Jaryn Wilcox
Cassius – Elizabeth Ross
Marc Antony – Angelo Alexander
Casca – Mary Parker
Metellus – Lisa Burdick
Cinna – Lucia A. Grunko
Decius – Crow J. Traphagen (u/s Brutus, Caesar)
Octavius/Funeral Citizen 1 – Delaney Walkes
Lucius/Artemidorus/Funeral Citizen 2 – Hayley Haggerty
Calpurnia/Lepidus/Popilius/Funeral Citizen 3 – Paula Hawthorne (u/s Cassius, Antony)
Soothsayer/Cobbler/Servant/Funeral Citizen 4 – Kris Kim (u/s Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus)Last night I enjoyed free Shakespeare in the park, courtesy of the Dream Role Players and an almost all-woman and nonbinary cast. The park in question is Longfellow Park, overlooked by the house of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who I would expect would love seeing Shakespeare performed in his front yard. Hannah Baker’s direction of the play takes a dark political humor approach. Shakespeare’s words are not changed but they are delivered in a humorous manner emphasizing the pettiness of political infighting and misguided notions of honor. Also, for some reason Cassius rides a Segway scooter for the entire play. I don’t know if it’s supposed to represent a chariot or just a bit of absurdism. Like many Shakespeare works, I had several moments of “oh, that’s where that phrase comes from,” perhaps more often than typical. Previously, I was only familiar with the scenes from Julius Caesar that my high school Latin teacher had us act out every year on the Ides of March.
Familiar faces in the cast include Robin Abrahams (A King and No King), Jaryn Wilcox (Mariette in Ecstasy), and Mary Parker (director of A King and No King).
Julius Caesar continues at Longfellow Park tonight and tomorrow and then July 17-19, before moving to Herter Park in Allston for two shows on July 24-25. All performances begin at 7pm.
#Drama #DreamRolePlayers #PerformingArtsReviews #Theater #TheaterReviews #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare -
Theater Review: Julius Caesar by Dream Role Players
Julius Caesar
Hannah Baker – Director
Aza Pietropaolo – Assistant DirectorJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
July 10, 2026: Longfellow Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cast
Julius Caesar – Robin Abrahams
Brutus – Jaryn Wilcox
Cassius – Elizabeth Ross
Marc Antony – Angelo Alexander
Casca – Mary Parker
Metellus – Lisa Burdick
Cinna – Lucia A. Grunko
Decius – Crow J. Traphagen (u/s Brutus, Caesar)
Octavius/Funeral Citizen 1 – Delaney Walkes
Lucius/Artemidorus/Funeral Citizen 2 – Hayley Haggerty
Calpurnia/Lepidus/Popilius/Funeral Citizen 3 – Paula Hawthorne (u/s Cassius, Antony)
Soothsayer/Cobbler/Servant/Funeral Citizen 4 – Kris Kim (u/s Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus)Last night I enjoyed free Shakespeare in the park, courtesy of the Dream Role Players and an almost all-woman and nonbinary cast. The park in question is Longfellow Park, overlooked by the house of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who I would expect would love seeing Shakespeare performed in his front yard. Hannah Baker’s direction of the play takes a dark political humor approach. Shakespeare’s words are not changed but they are delivered in a humorous manner emphasizing the pettiness of political infighting and misguided notions of honor. Also, for some reason Cassius rides a Segway scooter for the entire play. I don’t know if it’s supposed to represent a chariot or just a bit of absurdism. Like many Shakespeare works, I had several moments of “oh, that’s where that phrase comes from,” perhaps more often than typical. Previously, I was only familiar with the scenes from Julius Caesar that my high school Latin teacher had us act out every year on the Ides of March.
Familiar faces in the cast include Robin Abrahams (A King and No King), Jaryn Wilcox (Mariette in Ecstasy), and Mary Parker (director of A King and No King).
Julius Caesar continues at Longfellow Park tonight and tomorrow and then July 17-19, before moving to Herter Park in Allston for two shows on July 24-25. All performances begin at 7pm.
#Drama #DreamRolePlayers #PerformingArtsReviews #Theater #TheaterReviews #Theatre #WilliamShakespeare -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1079640/ Richard III – The Cockpit, London #Britain #England #GermanMartins #GreatBritain #HugoCoello #JuliaRoseLisa #JulietPrew #london #MartaCarvalho #MathewMiles #NabhanUddin #NicolásPerezCosta #OliverBroad #Review #RichardIII #TheCockpit #Theatre #TomLongmire #TriciaHitchcock #UK #UnitedKingdom #WilliamShakespeare
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1077933/ As You Like It – Royal Hospital Chelsea, London #AsYouLikeIt #Britain #England #GreatBritain #GuyHughes #HandleBards #IsobelDonkin #JoelBenedict #JoshRadcliffe #london #LucyGreen #MarkCollier #Review #RoyalHospitalChelsea #SarahBulmer #Theatre #UK #UnitedKingdom #WilliamShakespeare
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FOOL: Good madonna, why mourn’st thou?
OLIVIA: Good Fool, for my brother’s death.
FOOL: I think his soul is in hell, madonna.
OLIVIA: I know his soul is in heaven, Fool.
FOOL: The more fool, madonna, to mourn for your brother’s soul, being in heaven. Take away the fool, gentlemen.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 64ff (1.5 64-70) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
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FOOL: Good madonna, why mourn’st thou?
OLIVIA: Good Fool, for my brother’s death.
FOOL: I think his soul is in hell, madonna.
OLIVIA: I know his soul is in heaven, Fool.
FOOL: The more fool, madonna, to mourn for your brother’s soul, being in heaven. Take away the fool, gentlemen.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 64ff (1.5 64-70) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
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FOOL: Good madonna, why mourn’st thou?
OLIVIA: Good Fool, for my brother’s death.
FOOL: I think his soul is in hell, madonna.
OLIVIA: I know his soul is in heaven, Fool.
FOOL: The more fool, madonna, to mourn for your brother’s soul, being in heaven. Take away the fool, gentlemen.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 64ff (1.5 64-70) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
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FOOL: Good madonna, why mourn’st thou?
OLIVIA: Good Fool, for my brother’s death.
FOOL: I think his soul is in hell, madonna.
OLIVIA: I know his soul is in heaven, Fool.
FOOL: The more fool, madonna, to mourn for your brother’s soul, being in heaven. Take away the fool, gentlemen.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 5, l. 64ff (1.5 64-70) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
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https://www.europesays.com/hu/161623/ A szerep, amelyet Morgan Freeman a mai napig tiszta szívből gyűlöl #Celebrities #Entertainment #Hírességek #hollywood #HU #Hungarian #Hungary #Magyar #Magyarország #MorganFreeman #mozi #othello #színház #Szórakozás #WilliamShakespeare
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Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) -
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) -
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) -
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) -
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) -
RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jul/01/royal-shakespeare-company-casts-sharon-d-clarke-as-black-lesbian-othello #RoyalShakespeareCompany #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #Theatre #SharonDClarke #UkNews #Othello
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RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jul/01/royal-shakespeare-company-casts-sharon-d-clarke-as-black-lesbian-othello #RoyalShakespeareCompany #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #Theatre #SharonDClarke #UkNews #Othello
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RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jul/01/royal-shakespeare-company-casts-sharon-d-clarke-as-black-lesbian-othello #RoyalShakespeareCompany #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #Theatre #SharonDClarke #UkNews #Othello
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RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jul/01/royal-shakespeare-company-casts-sharon-d-clarke-as-black-lesbian-othello #RoyalShakespeareCompany #Stage #WilliamShakespeare #Culture #Theatre #SharonDClarke #UkNews #Othello
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https://www.europesays.com/cz/134295/ Recenze: Shakespearovské slavnosti začaly slušnou letní komedií pod širým nebem #DivadelníPředstavení #DivadelníRecenze #Entertainment #LetníShakespearovskéSlavnostiPraha #MarekAdamczyk #PražskýHrad #VojtěchŠtěpánek #VojtěchVondráček #WilliamShakespeare #Zábava
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TOBY: I am sure care’s an enemy to life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 2ff (1.3.2-3) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #anxiety #care #grief #living #mourning #sadness #worry
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TOBY: I am sure care’s an enemy to life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 2ff (1.3.2-3) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #anxiety #care #grief #living #mourning #sadness #worry
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TOBY: I am sure care’s an enemy to life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 2ff (1.3.2-3) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #anxiety #care #grief #living #mourning #sadness #worry
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TOBY: I am sure care’s an enemy to life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 2ff (1.3.2-3) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #anxiety #care #grief #living #mourning #sadness #worry
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TOBY: I am sure care’s an enemy to life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 2ff (1.3.2-3) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #anxiety #care #grief #living #mourning #sadness #worry
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Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
-- William Shakespeare (King Lear) -
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
-- William Shakespeare (King Lear) -
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
-- William Shakespeare (King Lear) -
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
-- William Shakespeare (King Lear) -
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
-- William Shakespeare (King Lear)
