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 ...

The lexicon of the famous opening speech is brutal ("deformed, unfinish'd" - and plenty more) as indeed is the plan Richard announces to clear his path to the Throne. But, usually - if surely soon to ...

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 ...

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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 ...