What does it mean to see the "rudely stamped... deformed, unfinished" body of Richard III on stage? Even Shakespeare's contemporaries didn't quite know how to answer this question. The prevailing view ...

New Haven’s Elm Shakespeare Company is the grandest and most popular of all the state’s outdoor Shakespeare companies, drawing tens of thousands of people to its shows each year and staging the plays ...

In typical stagings of Shakespeare's "Richard III," Richard is a hunchbacked villain who's so grotesque that dogs bark at the sight of him. Between the famous first lines of the play (“Now is the ...

In this circa 1754 illustration, two women scold Richard III in Shakespeare's play. Universal History Archive/Getty Images) Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the ...

It is a bold creative choice to cut the line “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse” from Richard III, but it’s far from the most notable decision in Shakespeare’s Globe’s latest staging of ...

There is something seriously wrong with Richard III. Not only the royal rogue — a murderous psychopath who kills for power with the glee of playing a round of mini-golf — but the new Shakespeare in ...

Any aspiring politician worth their salt knows how to draw on the flair and flexibility of an accomplished actor; any effective ruler knows how to manipulate their public persona and play different ...

OrangeMite Shakespeare Company is bringing “Richard III” to the Appell Center for the Performing Arts Capitol Theatre stage on January 18th and January 24th under the direction of Ángel Nuñez. The ...

In Shakespeare in the Park‘s new production of “Richard III,” Danai Gurira plays the title role less as a politician than as a performer. Gurira’s Richard is a mastermind of chaos at the court, who ...

Shakespeare's plays continue to speak deeply to succeeding generations because we bring our own concerns and social contexts to bear in conversation with the texts. Sometimes that comes in the form of ...

The Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park is set to return in the summer. The 60th season will begin with “Richard III,” directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara and featuring “Black Panther” ...

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the ...