Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 20-26

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I'm not enamored of Shakespeare's work. Though I enjoy his creative use of language,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 13-19

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus author Shakespeare reshaped the English language. He coined hundreds of words..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Summer fun is heating up around the state

"...Texas Shakespeare Festival July 1-30, Kilgore, www.texasshakespeare.com..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Lost King

The charming, unlikely, and mostly true tale of the hunt for Richard III

"...and infamously defamed throughout history by Tudor propagandist William Shakespeare. She went on a mission to find his lost..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 27 - February 2

"...VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Shakespeare's work has been translated from his native English into..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Plane

Gerard Butler ages surprisingly well into elder action hero status

"...outside the tropes of an action movie. It ain’t Shakespeare, but if the bread-and-butter movies of Butler’s career were..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...Austin Shakespeare's free, outdoor production of the classic comedy A Midsummer Night's..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...the English actor, director, and teacher whose approach to Shakespeare revolutionized staging before becoming Chairman of the Department of..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Live Performances to Make You Laugh and Think

From musical spoofs to Broadway classics, the best of the Austin stage

"...The Austin Chamber Music Center and Austin Shakespeare present a special blend of music with prose in..."

July 8, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Murder at Yellowstone City

Horse opera is just a sturdy, well-worn mule trail

"...in these parts, rides into town. Freed slave and Shakespeare buff Cicero (Mustafa) has, alas, chosen exactly the wrong..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Northman

A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth

"...origins, later versions of which were the basis for Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Scripting alongside author and longtime Björk collaborator Sigurjón..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 11-17

"...author Mary Ruefle points out, "In the beginning, William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing. He couldn't..."

March 11, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Joel Coen's stark and silvery take on the Bard's revenger

"...There’s something about engaging with Shakespeare that instantly takes me back to middle school: musty,..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...Much Ado About Nothing, Austin Shakespeare's Young Shakespeare at Curtain Theatre, through July 18, Thu.-Sun.,..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Stranger by the Shore

A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime

"...Shakespeare – a guy who knew a thing or two..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Angelina Jolie jumps in the fire in this action-thriller

"...as his High Plains drama Yellowstone, and the border Shakespeare of Hell or High Water. This is really Hoult..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Marshmallow Laser Feast...."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Get ready for summer with Texas beaches and Texas peaches

"...The 50th anniversary summer production of Shakespeare at Winedale has been canceled. The organization behind the..."

May 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Cyrano, My Love

The true (possibly) tale behind the writing of the French classic

"...broad spoof like Noises Off or quasi-historical recreations like Shakespeare in Love, there’s an urge to connect backstage antics..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hidden Room Theatre's The Duchess of Malfi

In staging John Webster's revenge tragedy, the company strikes a delightful balance between historical authenticity and genuine emotion

"...– a re-created style of theatrical movement developed by Shakespeare's Globe Head of Higher Education & Research Dr. Farah..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...Texas Shakespeare Festival July 4-28, Kilgore, www.texasshakespeare.com..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Dead Don't Die

After the vampiric bite of Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch shambles through this zombie flick

"...an exquisite and intoxicating tale of love, death, and Shakespeare, The Dead Don’t Die feels like something of a..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...Shakespeare in the Park June 7-8, Cleburne, www.cleburneshakes.org..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Luv Doc: Critical, Urgent Texts

Confession: The Luv Doc hates texting

"...First of all, I need to make a small..."

March 1, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment

Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays

"...and Garcia says only Austin Poetry Slam and Shit-faced Shakespeare will continue their weekly residencies. After that, the unofficial..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Vice

Unsubtle Dick Cheney bio-pic is the political bludgeon we deserve

"...at least in the film’s imagining, isn’t one of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. It’s “honest Iago,” Othello’s backstabbing right-hand man,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tea With the Dames

Share a cuppa with the great British ladies of the screen

"...the most beautiful woman of the ancient world in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra reveals much about their artistic sense..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride

"...limbless orator (Melling) reciting random bits from the Bible, Shakespeare, the Declaration of Independence, and other high-minded literature. Tom..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Drinker's Guide to Literary Austin

Local authors dish on their favorite bars for reading and writing

"...local winery Infinite Monkey Theorem, which periodically hosts a Shakespeare reading night and is named after the axiom that..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Review: 2018 Austin Chamber Music Festival

How the Attacca Quartet, Emerson Quartet, and invoke played

"...collaboration between the Austin Chamber Music Festival and Austin Shakespeare, featuring actors performing scenes from Shakespeare's play and festival..."

July 17, 2018 Arts Post by Robi Polgar

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