Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

"...in class is perfection onstage. Your teacher was right: Shakespeare is meant to be seen, not read. And Romeo..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...be a fully paw-some time.   – Cat McCarrey Shakespeare’s Birthday Party..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...together, guaranteed they’ll fight about one question: Who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? Because it’s somehow unimaginable that a humble actor..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...Wherefore art thou, bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic play about rivalry, young love, and sword fights?..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...The worst myth about William Shakespeare was that he was a unique genius who penned..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...to the greatest sketch group to ever sketch! –William Shakespeare I can't believe ol' Willy really said that! But..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Grand Theft Hamlet

“To be or not to be” in a virtual reality mid-pandemic? Fantastic.

"...to finding narrative in dystopia to the immortality of Shakespeare to the nihilism of contemporary video games. It’s wonderful..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

Play’s the Thing in Grand Theft Hamlet

Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane take arms against a sea of virtual troubles

"...by Southwest. Crane decided to mount a production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet within Grand Theft Auto V, and Grylls would..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...just the beginning,” promise the irrepressible thespians of Austin Shakespeare; and now here they are, making good on their..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 9-15

"...their sour assessments. “Love is merely a madness,” wrote Shakespeare. “Whoever is not jealous is not in love,” said..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week

Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.

"...in disaster (A Star Is Born, Feb. 10; William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Feb 11). With Tuesday's screening of..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Participatory Performance Piece Offers an Interactive Exploration of What We Eat

Geoff Sobelle’s FOOD comes to Austin

"...product of the theatre, Sobelle can’t help but quote Shakespeare, a playwright who ostensibly discussed everything under the sun...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...William Shakespeare came up with the following words/expressions, to name a..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Anyone but You

Can opposites attract when they're both just awful?

"...Anyone but You explicitly lifts plot points from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, but don’t be fooled by..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 24 - January 4

"...(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "All the world's a stage," wrote Shakespeare. He was comparing life to a theatrical drama, suggesting..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

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

The Luv Doc: Pubic Hair on the Soap

There are some things for which ignorance is not a valid excuse

"...we even have drama? Real Housewives? The Golden Bachelor? Shakespeare? No, drama was made for piddling shit like pubic..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...But there's an undeniable daring velocity in bringing together Shakespeare's text sans prose and the angular, jagged music of..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre's Head Over Heels

The Go-Go's get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness

"...(there's always a "meanwhile" when anything is vibing off Shakespeare's comedies), male suitors aren't really getting it done for..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Ballet Austin Returns With Revival of Hamlet

Company’s most successful production launches 2023-24 season

"...Ballet Austin’s affinity for the works of William Shakespeare are a matter of record: Last season, the company..."

Aug. 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...stomp, go to a music festival, or watch a Shakespearean play...."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: The Stage Austin's The Real Inspector Hound

The director, not the dead guy, is the victim in Tom Stoppard's vicious critique of critics

"...He compares the script to the works of Kafka, Shakespeare, Beckett, and others, and finds intense meaning in a..."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 14-20

"...in a phase to get rich benefits from reading Shakespeare, listening to Beethoven, and enjoying paintings by Matisse and..."

July 14, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Kathy Valentine Swaps Stages for Zach Theatre's New Show Head Over Heels

Jukebox musical features the greatest hits of the Go-Go's

"...James Magruder, Head Over Heels debuted at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015 before running for six months at..."

July 6, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest

The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work

"...Most of Shakespeare’s plays demand the actor’s ability to seamlessly transition from..."

June 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The New Atticus Finch

Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird

"...Mamet, I've played Williams, I've played McNally, I've played Shakespeare, and now I'm playing Sorkin, [and] one of the..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

In Search of The Lost King

How Philippa Langley dug up the truth about Richard III

"...by Henry VII and later Tudor propagandists (cough cough Shakespeare) did everything possible to defame the last Plantagenet king...."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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