The Belle of Amherst

Helen Merino is open and radiant as Emily Dickinson in this one-woman show about the reclusive poet

"...Theatre at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside, 512/474-5664 www.austinshakespeare.org Through Dec. 1 Running time: 1 hr., 55 min...."

Nov. 29, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Farmers' Market Report: November 16-17, 2013

Organic citrus has returned, plus maple syrup, apples, and pecans

"...the deal even sweeter, this Sunday the Kid’s ImprovEd Shakespeare Company will be performing Hamlet at the HOPE Market..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Macbeth

Strong performances and a light directorial touch make this Shakespearean tragedy worth a trip

"...But alas, Shakespeare's unmistakable words come whistling out of their well-lubricated mouths,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Bad Milo!

In this gross but smart comedy from Jacob Vaughan, a man's stress grows into a monster that explodes from his rectum.

"...sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (which itself drew heavily from Shakespeare's The Tempest), Bad Milo! gives us "monsters from the..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare may not seem like experimental theatre, but it is when it's being performed by improvisers

"...the bill, even though by the standards of most Shakespeare staged in most theatres, the production is fairly conventional...."

July 19, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Great Gatsby

A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

"...countercultures – Strictly Ballroom’s backstabbing competitive ballroom set, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet’s hot bloods with too much money,..."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'Much Ado About Nothing'

Inside the delightful romp of Whedon's Shakespeare adaptation

"...cut. Its roots are firmly planted in the original Shakespeare, but it's accessible to novices and theatre buffs alike...."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Home Movie

Joss Whedon follows 'Avengers' with a Shakespearean labor of love filmed at his house

"...Blog). But his new film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's proto-rom-com Much Ado About Nothing, made on his own..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

TV Review: 'Parade's End'

HBO miniseries is sumptuous and intellectually rigorous

"...hard on a kaleidoscope motif), while writer Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Anna Karenina) adapts with signature wit and..."

Feb. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Measure for Measure

Mary Moody Northen Theatre delivers a colorful version of Shakespeare's grayscale comedy that's worth seeing

"...white in the Mary Moody Northen Theatre production of Shakespeare's gloomy comedy Measure for Measure. The play presents murky,..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

New Russian Drama Festival

Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood

"...Lasha Bugadze's Political Play, given a staged reading by Shakespeare at Winedale alum Bob Jones at 4:30pm.) New to..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Buzz Aldrin, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Richard Branson). Joss Whedon’s Shakespeare-on-a-shoestring production of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Whedonverse beloveds..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...one of those one-man shows that render all of Shakespeare’s works in two hours or less. There is sedate..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Toil and Trouble: A Troubling Turn on Shakespeare's Macbeth

Trouble Puppet makes the magic real in its magical retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth

"...Toil and Trouble: A Troubling Turn on Shakespeare's MacbethSalvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 573-2540 www.troublepuppet.com Through..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Culture Flash!

Payne Theatre Award winners, new companies at home at the Long Center, and an arts administrator gets more classical work

"...and Austin Symphony Orchestra. Now, Tapestry Dance Company, Austin Shakespeare, and Pollyanna Theatre Company can also call Austin's Creative..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Column

The Play's the Thing

Nine local directors on the secrets of season selection

"...I think will be sellable to the public." Austin Shakespeare's Ann Ciccolella is similarly motivated: "Passion is a strong..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

The Stats

"...The Philadelphia Story (dates TBA), fifth play TBA AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature

All Over Creation: Two-Stepping With Lyndon

To play historical figures like LBJ and Groucho, actors ought to dance with them

"...in the same theatre, yet – at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I witnessed it in Ashland, Ore., in July..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

'Rose Rage'

Hidden Room Theatre leads us forward into the past

"...her company the Hidden Room, Burns introduced Austin to Shakespeare staged in Original Practices – that is, the way..."

July 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Senses and Sensibilities

By engaging our sense of taste during a performance, Voice Dance Company blew our mind

"...a very-much-in-demand freelance choreographer, has been playing around with Shakespeare's mischief-maker of late while developing choreography for a new..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to Shakespeare to 'Dangerous Liaisons'

Lit Pics: 'The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1'

"...Canon, Vol. 1: From 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to Shakespeare to 'Dangerous Liaisons'edited by Russ Kick Seven Stories Press,..."

June 15, 2012 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

"...touching. Taking top honors this year was the Austin Shakespeare production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, winning four awards. The..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,

"...thespians, the refined but indistinguishable direction of John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, The Debt), and the distribution company (Fox..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Raven

John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.

"...Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare's script is the real culprit here. It's a mishmash..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...from Alexander Pushkin – sometimes characterized as "the Russian Shakespeare" – to Anton Chekhov and Konstantin Stanislavski and to..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Arcadia

A magnificent-looking and intelligent staging of Tom Stoppard's masterpiece

"...This Austin Shakespeare production certainly looks magnificent, with jaw-dropping scenic design by..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

SXSW Film First Wave Announced

Jonesing for Joss Whedon? He'll be here shortly

"...The Avengers. And nope, it’s not his shrouded-in-mystery backyard Shakespeare to-do, either. This one’s more under the radar, a..."

Jan. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Present Company: The Winter's Tale

With Shakespeare's 'problem play,' you get a two-for-one, comedy and drama

"..."Exit, pursued by a bear." Shakespeare's instruction to Antigonus is perhaps his most famous stage..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Amazing Journey

Six from Britain's bad-boy directors

"...Shakespeare proved an unnatural, albeit entertainingly bizarre, fit for Greenaway,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

All Over Creation: Come Together

You're not alone in the theatre, and there's power in that

"...Merino return to the role of Hamlet for Austin Shakespeare now – the production runs Sept. 22-Oct. 9 at..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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