It’s a bit of a risk to put a lesser-known Shakespeare play with a vaguely comical name in the National Theatre’s massive Olivier space. But you wouldn’t know it from the monumental confidence of ...

An arrogant, proud, and hot-headed military hero, Coriolanus is seduced by the notion of becoming Rome’s ruler, but he must go among the “commoners” he disdains to win their votes. His loathing ...

Director Brandon Carter is Ophelia in this fall’s production of “Hamlet” at the American Shakespeare Center. Courtesy of ASC. The American Shakespeare Center continues to celebrate 35 years and the ...

Shakespeare’s unloved tragedy about populism and hubris in Ancient Rome is often regarded as a poor cousin to Julius Caesar. Its plot is less dynamic, its unyielding protagonist, who is forced ...

A drumbeat pounds as combat boots march quickly through the room to stand on the bottom two steps, one person on each. Soon, the shouts begin. The Roman commoners are hungry. They demand corn. And ...

The Shakespeare Theatre Company is running a related double bill about leaders who are also considered enemies of the state, called the Hero/Traitor Repertory. The first play, “Coriolanus,” is a great ...

In a recent Game Rant interview, The Wasteland Theatre Company's founder explains how the group became successful despite the pandemic. Foremost, Harvest said, was that this is, to their knowledge, ...

The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival is shaking things up, staging a fall show for the first time with the Bard’s play “Coriolanus.” “Coriolanus” is the story of a man struggling to be part of a ...

EXCLUSIVE: David Oyelowo says he wants to use his star power to make more films in Africa and help boost the continent’s movie-making prowess. But he assures “there’s not going to be a cultural ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Hero or Tyrant? You decide. Equal parts war epic, political drama, and ...