film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
Another question in honor of my trip to the once hometown of the Bard and the current base of the Royal Shakespeare company: What’s your favorite cinematic adaptation of a Shakespeare play? Consider the question as broadly as you like, but keep it limited to movies adapted from the plays, not movies about Shakespeare himself … more…
I’m heading off to Stratford-upon-Avon again for a reprise of the trip I took this same time last year. I leave on Tuesday night, arrive Wednesday morning, and return back to New York on Sunday, October 4. Last year’s trip was such a blast that my travel buddy Bonnie and I decided to do it … more…
Please don’t consider this a review. I saw the very first preview of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. This was the very first time the company was performing the play in front of an audience, and it was obvious, at least to someone like me, with experience not just as … more…
Some of you may recognize Nina Sosanya as Rosaline: she costarred with Tennant in Casanova [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.] — which I’ll get around to reviewing soon — as well as in the Doctor Who episode “Fear Her.” (If the RSC followed the same procedure as they did with Hamlet, then these photos were taken … more…
The RSC’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost — starring David Tennant as Berowne — debuts with its first preview on Thursday night. And I will be there. Where I was last night was at the Dirty Duck, the RSC’s hangout pub down the street from the Courtyard Theatre… and also there for dinner, at the … more…
