Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
‘All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain’ — Created and Performed by Patrick Page. Directed by Simon Godwin. Presented by Arts Emerson at the Emerson Paramount Center through November 1. By Shelley A. Sackett The term “tour de force” (literally “feat of strength”) was coined to describe performances like Patrick Page’s in…
At its core, All the Devils Are Here is an 85-minute case study on the depiction of villany, and how it evolves, shifts, and develops across Shakespeare’s works. Early on in the show, Page states his central claim: that Shakespeare invented “the villain” as it is contemporarily defined today.
‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ ─ Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson; Directed by Jenny Lavery; Scenic Design by Michael Hoover; Costume Design by Yao Chen;Lighting Design by Brian J. Lilienthal; Sound Design by David Remedios. Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre at…
Australian circus company, Gravity and Other Myths, has been touring the world– and just made their Boston debut– with their new show, Ten Thousand Hours* which explores the idea of how years of intentional, dedicated practice eventually leads to advanced mastery.
