A Monarch Divided as He Seems to mend
Festival Theatre, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2007, May, King Lear, Stratford Festival, Festival theatre, Brian Bedford, Ann Curtis, Peter Donaldson, Scott Wentworth, Wenna Shaw, Wendy Robie, Sara Topham, Tim MacDonald, Dion Johnstone, Gareth Potter, Wayne Best, Graham Harley, National Post
Beam Me Up, Boatswain!
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2007, March, The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, Maria Gale, Rupert Goold, Giles Cadle, James Hayes, Ken Bones, Julian Beach, National Post, Patrick Stewart
William Webster Can't Escape King Lear; Plays Him Straight, and With a Twist
Soulpepper, Shakespeare, Riffs on Shakespeare, Contemporary, National PostRobert Cushman2006, October, King Lear, Soulpepper, Moonhorse Dance Theatre, Shakespeare and the Queen's Men, William Webster, Claudia Moore, Peter Cockett, Matthew Krist, Derek Genova, Julian DeZotti, Don Allison, Alon Nashman, National Post, Riffs on Shakespeare, Henry V
For This Take on the Bard, It's All About Family Matters
Shakespeare, Soulpepper, National PostRobert Cushman2006, September, King Lear, Soulpepper, William Webster, Nancy Palk, Brenda Robins, Joseph Ziegler, Patricia Fagan, Diego Matamoros, David Storch, Christina Poddubiuk, Jonathan Goad, Kevin Bundy, Oliver Dennis, National Post
From Slings to Stratford: What the TV Series Reflects About Real Life
Shakespeare, Riffs on Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2006, September, Slings and Arrows, The Movie Network, William Hutt, Don McKellar, Stephen Ouimette, Susan Coyne, National Post, Riffs on Shakespeare
Star-Crossed Lovers Need a Little More Amore
Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in the RoughRobert Cushman2006, August, Antony and Cleopatra, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Sean Dixon, Lesley Dowey, Richard Lee, Brett Christopher, Christopher Morris, Gregory Prest, Shakespeare in the Rough
Playing the Race Bard
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National Post, ContemporaryRobert Cushman2006, July, Harlem Duet, Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Djanet Sears, Nigel Shawn Williams, Karen Robinson, Barbara Barnes-Hopkins, Sophia Walker, Walter Borden
The Food of Life, as Served With a Tasty Side of Naan
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2006, September, Twelfth Night, Stratford Festival, Leon Rubin, Festival theatre, John Pennoyer, Keira Loughran, Seana McKenna, Dana Green, Thom Marriott, Don Carrier, Dian D'Aquila, Andrew Massingham, Brian Bedford, Sanjay Talwar, National Post
Shakespearean Play is a Dream Realized: Inventive, Disciplined, Physical Production
Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2006, July, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Resurgence Theatre, David Ferry, Robert Dunsmore-Van Wart, Irene Poole, Maev Beaty, Christopher Morris, Tim Campbell, Cara Ricketts, Jamie Robinson, Lisa Cordrington, Stuart Wilber, Art Hindle, Alon Nashman, Brendan Gall, Don Allison, National Post
Less Excess Spell Success
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2006, June, Much Ado About Nothing, Stratford Festival, National Post, Lucy Peacock, Peter Donaldson, Stephen Ouimette, Marti Maraden, Shane Carty, Gary Reineke, Paul Soles, Wayne Best, Thom Marriott, Robert Persichini, Bernard Hopkins, Jacob James
Legends of the Falstaff
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson TheatreRobert Cushman2006, June, Richard Monette, Scott Wentworth, Adam O'Byrne, Raymond O'Neill, David Snelgrove, James Blendick, Keith Dinicol, Barry MacGregor, Tim MacDonald, Henry IV
Taking Help From Those Who Need It: OCAP is Protesting Stratford Theatre Reliant on Aid
'I'm Going For Broke': William Hutt Plays his Fourth Prospero at Stratford
The Beeb Does the Bard: BBC Canada Updates Shakespeare for the Cellphone Set
Riffs on Shakespeare, Shakespeare, CBC, Contemporary, National PostRobert Cushman2006, March, CBC, Peter Moffat, James McAvoy, Sarah Wainwright, Damian Lewis, Sarah Parish, David Nicholl, Anthony O'Donnell, Peter Bowker, Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton, Johnny Vega, Riffs on Shakespeare, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing
Hail an Intriguing Caesar
Fascinating, Frustrating and Racy to the Finish
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2005, September, Measure for Measure, Stratford Festival, National Post, Leon Rubin, John Pennoyer, Jonathan Goad, Dana Green, Thom Marriott, Jeffrey Wetsch, Paul Hopkins, Andrew Massingham, Shane Carty, Brendan Averett, Stephen Gartner, Diane D'Aquila, Don Carrier
Fresh prince of Soulpepper: Schultz plumbs Hamlet's depths
National Post, Shakespeare, SoulpepperRobert Cushman2005, August, Hamlet, Soulpepper, National Post, Albert Schultz, Oliver Dennis, Joseph Ziegler, William Webster, Patricia Fagan, Sean Gallagher, Oliver Becker, Nancy Palk, Peter Hartwell, Sanjay Talwar, Derek Boyes
This Merchant is an Easy Sell: Despite Shylock's Surprising Sex Change
National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the RoughRobert Cushman2005, August, Shakespeare in the Rough, Jani Lauzon, Sanjay Talwar, Michael Blake, Carly Street, The Merchant of Venice
Two Takes on Love, Dark and Fair: A Dream of a Dream, and an Old Dispute
National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2005, July, Midsummer Night's Dream, Miles Potter, Festival of Classics, Michael Spencer-Davis, Shauna Black, Tova Smith, Darren Leay, Matthew Mac, Matthew MacFadzean, Mark Lancaster, Murray Furrow, J.D. Nicholsen, Claire Jullien, Deborah Hay, Jason Mitchell, Jane Spence
Open-Air Shakespeare Takes on the Sex War: Much Ado, Shrew Get Updates
Canadian Stage, National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2005, July, Much Ado About Nothing, James Macdonald, Jonathan Monro, Juan Chioran, Jacklyn Francis, Brett Christopher, Xuan Fraser, Anousha Alamian, Jim Warren, David Ferry, Christopher Morris, Dylan Roberts, Don Allison, Paul Braunstein, Peter James Haworth, Paulino Nunes, Elizabeth Saunders, Marion Day, The Taming of the Shrew
