A Fixer-Upper of a Play
Shakespeare, ShakespeareWorks, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Romeo and Juliet, ShakespeareWorks, Home Depot Theatre, R. H. Thomson, Allan Hawco, Mary Krohnert, Sarah Orenstein, John Dolan, Lynne Griffin, Blair Williams, Richard Harte, Ryan Field, Michael Rubenfeld
A Misanthrope for Our Times
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Timon of Athens, Stratford Festival, Stephen Ouimette, Peter Donaldson, Ron Kennell, Robert Persichini, Bernard Hopkins, Tom McCamus, Sean Arbuckle, Lorenzo Savoini
The Scottish Play's Curse Finally Lifts
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Macbeth, Stratford Festival, John Wood, Graham Abbey, Lucy Peacock, Joyce Campion, Rita Howell, William Needles, Robert Persichini, Gil Wechsler
Be Wary of Fiends Bearing Fronds
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford Festival, Leon Rubin, Jonathan Goad, Dana Green, Brad Rudy, Jeffrey Wetsch, Haysam Kadri, Michelle Giroux, Nazneen Contractor, Thom Marriott, Donald Carrier, Anthony Malarky, Nicholas van Burek
When Ustinov Was King; Peter Ustinov put his obsession with Lear to good use at Stratford
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, April, Thoughts on Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National Post, Peter Ustinov, King Lear, Robin Phillips, Douglas Rain, Jim McQueen, Martha Henry, Patricia Connolly, William Hutt
Old Mind and Young Soul: The Hamlet We've Been Waiting For
Shakespeare, National Arts Centre, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, Hamlet, National Arts Centre, National Post, Marti Maraden, Tom Rooney, MIchelle Monteith, Ben Carlson, Douglas Campbell, Fiona Reid, Victor Ertmannis, David Schurmann
The Thing's Not a Play
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, The Hollow Crown, Royal Shakespeare Company, John Barton, Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sinden, Alan Howard, Ian Richardson, Stephen Gray, Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI
'Everything Going for It Except God': Royal Shakespeare Company Has Made an Indelible Mark
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Post, The Hollow Crown, John Barton, Ian Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sinden, Alan Howard, Trevor Nunn, Peter Hall, Thoughts on Shakespeare
And the Allusions Just Keep on Coming: Shakespeare Makes for Some Compelling Television
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2003, December, Slings and Arrows, National Post, Richard Monette, Stratford Festival, Stephen Ouimette, Paul Gross, Martha Burns, Susan Coyne, Mark McKinney, Bob Martin, Julian Richings, Robert Persichini, Luke Kirby, Sean Cullen, Riffs on Shakespeare
A Production That Gets Its Hands Dirty in Wars and Lechery
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2003, September, Troilus and Cressida, Stratford Festival, National Post, Richard Monette, David Snelgrove, Claire Jullien, Stephen Ouimette, Peter Donaldson, Jamie Robinson, David Shelley, Jeffrey Renn, Ian Deakin, Tim Campbell, Geordie Johnson, Paul Soles, Paul Dunn, Joanna Schellenberg
The Bard Out of Doors Is Not So Out of Sorts
Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2003, July, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, David Storch, Miles Potter, David Ferry, Oliver Dennis, Tova Smith, Genevieve Steele, Zainab Musa, Michael Spencer-Davis, David Collins, Festival of Classics, Shakespeare in High Park
What Dreams May Come Outside
This Storm-Tossed Hero Goes the Extra Distance
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2003, June, Pericles, Stratford Festival, National Post, Leon Rubin, Jonathan Goad, Thom Marriott, Nazneen Contractor, Michael Therriault, Sarah McVie, Robert King, Karen Ancheta, Charles Azulay, John Pennoyer, Donna Feore, Bruce Gaston
Image-Conscious in Ancient Egypt
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2003, June, Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival, National Post, Martha Henry, Peter Donaldson, Diane D'Aquila, Bernard Hopkins, Wayne Best, Paul Dunn, Allan Wilbee
How Kate Was Won
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2003, May, Stratford Festival, National Post, Miles Potter, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey, Wayne Best, Donald Carrier, Jonathan Goad, Deborah Hay, Paul Soles, Kyle Blair, Les Carlson, Barry MacGregor, The Taming of the Shrew
Stratford's Year of Living Adventurously
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert CushmanThoughts on Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National Post, Miles Potter, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey, Martha Henry, Peter Donaldson, Diane D'Aquila, Antoni Cimolino, Leon Rubin, Jonathan Goad, Richard Monette, Nikos Dionysios, Peter Hinton, Lucy Peacock, Victor Talmadge, Brian Bedford, 2003, May, The Taming of the Shrew
The Bard's Unsinkable Play
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert CushmanLove's Labour's Lost, Stratford Festival, National Post, Antoni Cimolino, Graham Abbey, Michelle Giroux, Shane Carty, Dana Green, Stephen Gartner, Caleb Marshall, Sarah McVie, Deborah Hay, James Blendick, Les Carlson, Brian Bedford, Jonathan Goad, Jacob James, Brian Tree, Barry MacGregor, Santo Loquasto, 2003, May
Showing Up the Americans
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2003, April, Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Post, David Farr, Greg Hicks, Alison Fiske, Rachel Kavanaugh, Tom Mannion, Richard Cordery, Lucy Tregear, Claire Carrie, The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Kenetic Richard II Worth Raving About
Shakespeare, Theatre Passe Muraille, National Post, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert Cushman2002, October, Theatre Passe Muraille, Rebecca Brown, Matthew MacFadzean, richardthesecond, Riffs on Shakespeare
His Performance Is Fit For a King
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2002, August, King Lear, Stratford Festival, Jonathan Miller, Christopher Plummer, Sarah McVie, Domini Blythe, Lucy Peacock, Benedict Campbell, James Blendick, Maurice Godin, Evan Buliung, Stephen Russell, Ian Deakin, Barry MacGregor, Brian Tree, Gary Folka, Clare Mitchell
