Bedford's Shining Strengths
A Lady Macbeth Impossible to Resist
Shakespeare, Coronation Park, National PostRobert Cushman2002, July, Macbeth, Michael Shamata, David Jansen, Colombe Demers, Paul Fauteux, Glyn Thomas, Allan Hawco, Philip Riccio, Peter Elliot
All Dragon and No St. George
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2002, July, Richard III, Stratford Festival, Martha Henry, Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Lally Cadeau, Diane D'Aquila, Graham Abbey, Peter Hutt, Wayne Best, John Dolan, Scott Wentworth, Allan Wilbee
Shakespeare's Haunting Farewell
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2002, July, Stratford Festival, David Latham, Jonathan Goad, Rami Posner, Brendan Murray, Michelle Giroux, Deborah Hay, Michael Therriault, Michael Schultz, Thom Marriott, John Fletcher, David Gaucher, The Two Noble Kinsmen
Winter's Tale Beautiful but Uneven
Shakespeare, Soulpepper, National PostRobert Cushman2002, July, The Winter's Tale, Soulpepper, Joseph Ziegler, Susan Coyne, Tony Nardi, Nancy Palk, Oliver Dennis, C. David Johnson, Robert Haley, Jim Warren, Marek Norman, David Storch, Patricia Fagan, Paul Thomas Manz, William Webster, Christopher Morris, Guido Tondino
Theatre Formed a Strong Connection
Contemporary, National Post, Riffs on Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson TheatreRobert CushmanJune, 2002, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, Timothy Findley, Riffs on Shakespeare
Three Parts Add Up to Two Thrilling Plays
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, National PostRobert Cushman2002, June, Henry VI, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, Leon Rubin, John Stead, John Pennoyer, Seana McKenna, Michael Therriault, Thom Marriott, Jonathan Goad, Donald Carrier, Brad Rudy, David Francis, Lewis Gordon, Robert Hamilton, Rami Posner, Haysam Kadri, Michelle Giroux, William Needles
All's Well That Starts Well: The Stratford Festival Began in 1953 Under the Stewardship of Tyron Guthrie. He Proved to be the Right Man in the Right Place for Canada's Nascent Theatre Scene
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert Cushman2002, June, Stratford Festival, National Post, Tyrone Guthrie, Tom Patterson, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Douglas Campbell, Alec Guiness, Irene Worth, Michael Bates, Eleanor Stuart, Donald Harron, William Hutt, William Needles, Douglas Rain, Thoughts on Shakespeare
A Rare Romeo Who Can Laugh and Be Laughed At
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Festival TheatreRobert Cushman2002, June, Romeo and Juliet, Festival Theatre, Stratford Festival, Graham Abbey, Claire Jullien, Miles Potter, John Stead, Wayne Best, Nicholas van Burek, David Kirby, Courtenay J. Stevens, John Dolan, Scott Wentworth, Keith Dinicol, Lally Cadeau, Aaron Franks
Good For What Ails You
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2002, May, All's Well That Ends Well, Festival Theatre, Stratford Festival, National Post, Richard Monette, Ann Curtis, Lucy Peacock, William Hutt, Domini Blythe, Bernard Hopkins, Benedict Campbell, David Snelgrove, Sara Topham, Tim MacDonald
Putting the Ham in Hamlet
ShakespeareRobert CushmanHamlet, Premiere Dance Theatre, du Maurier Ltd. World Stage festival, Meno Fortas, Eimuntas Nekrosius, Andrius Mamontovas, Kestutis Jakstas, Povilas Budrys, Ramunas Rudokas, Viktorija Kuodyte
Always Just a Little Out of Step
Shakespeare, Riffs on Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2002, February, Artword Alternative Theatre, Paula Vogel, Sue Miner, Sarah Neville, Anita La Selva, Brooke Johnson, Riffs on Shakespeare
A Dream Worth Remembering
National Post, Shakespeare, Theatre Passe MurailleRobert Cushman2001, November, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre Passe Muraille, Waneta Storms, Kristen Thomson, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Karen Robinson, Catherine Fitch, Kate Lynch, Steve Lucas
A Show Afraid to Take Itself Seriously
National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the RoughRobert Cushman2001, August, Shakespeare in the Rough, Sue Miner, Adrian Griffin, Michael Proudfoot, Leanna Brodie, Richard Alan Campbell, Jane Moffat, Anthony Malarky, Measure for Measure
Lakeside Pericles a Lovely Treat
Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2001, July, Festival of Classics, National Post, Pericles, John Wood, Michael Gianfrancesco, Michael Kruse, Jonathan Eliot, Patrick Garrow, Krista Sutton, John Fitzgerald Jay, Deborah Hay, Michael McLachlan, Melee Hutton, Michael Krek, Chick Reid, Blaine Bray
Faithful to the Text - Except For That First Word
Canadian Stage, National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2001, July, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, The Tempest, Michael Shamata, John Jarvis, Tanja Jacobs, Mark Christmann, Brandon McGibbon, Oliver Dennis, Patrick Galligan, Michael Spencer-Davis, Keith Knight, Ross Ward, Alex Poch-Goldin, David Jansen, Manon St-Jules, Todd Hofley
Davies Adaptation Doesn't Play Like One
Contemporary, National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2001, June, Stratford Festival, National Post, Richard Rose, Robertson Davies, Graeme S. Thomson, Richard McMillan, Michelle Giroux, Lucy Peacock, Kate Trotter, Brian Tree, Tara Rosling, Jonathan Goad, Michael Shultz, Benedict Campbell, Les Carlson, Araby Lockhart, Riffs on Shakespeare, The Tempest
History as Rich as Shakespeare Intended
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National Post, Avon TheatreRobert Cushman2001, June, Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, National Post, Scott Wentworth, Patrick Clark, Douglas Campbell, Benedict Campbell, Graham Abbey, Jonathan Goad, Jane Spence, Richard McMillan, Barry MacGregor, Diane D'Aquila, Dany Lyne, Michael Therriault, Donald Carrier, Seana McKenna, Jill Vitols, Sara Topham, Domini Blythe, Paul Dunn, Keith Dinicol, Thom Marriott, Evan Buliung, Bernard Hopkins, Henry IV, Henry V, Jeanette Lambermont
Tragically, These Heroines Remain Who They Are
Riffs on Shakespeare, Canadian Stage, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2001, March, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Canadian Stage, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cara Pifko, Juan Chioran, Alisa Palmer, Riffs on Shakespeare
One Puck Too Many
Shakespeare, George Brown Theatre, National PostRobert Cushman2001, February, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Equity Showcase, George Brown Theatre School, Chris Earle, Melody A. Johnson, Julie Tepperman, Caroline Gillis, Janet Green, Victor Ertmannis, Graeme Somerville, Brett Christopher, Amber Lewis, Jennifer Firestone, Oliver Dennis, Aaron Willis
