Lampoon Lacks a Proper Resolution
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanTimon of Athens, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford Festival, Stephen Ouimette, Peter Donaldson, Joseph Ziegler, Ben Carlson, Michael Spencer-Davis, Tim Campbell, Robert King, Rylan Wilkie, Josue Labourcane, Mike Nadajewski, Tyrone Savage, 2017, June
A Shadowed Enchantment
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanTwelfth Night, Stratford Festival, Festival theatre, Martha Henry, Brent Carver, E. B. Smith, Reza Jacobs, Sarah Afful, Michael Blake, John Pennoyer, Rod Beattie, Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom Rooney, Lucy Peacock, Gordon S. Miller, Stephen Russell, 1982, March
Hamlet Deconstructed
Shakespeare, National Post, Why Not Theatre, Theatre Centre, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert CushmanPrince Hamlet, Theatre Centre, Why Not Theatre, Ravi Jain, Dawn Jani Birley, Christine Horne, Rick Roberts, Karen Robinson, Maria Vacratsis, Jeff Ho, Lorenzo Savoini, Thomas Ryder Payne, Andre du Toit, 2017, April, Hamlet
An Innovative Problem
Groundling Theatre, Shakespeare, National PostRobert CushmanMeasure for Measure, Winter Garden, Groundling Theatre, Graham Abbey, Lucy Peacock, Tom McCamus, Michelle Giroux, Patrick Galligan, Charlie Gallant, Mark Crawford, Roy Lewis, Steven Sutcliffe, Karen Robinson, 2017, February
Small Room, Big Impact; Groundling Theatre Company's Winter's Tale Shows off Shakespeare at Toronto's Finest
Groundling Theatre, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2016, February, Groundling Theatre, Graham Abbey, Tom McCamus, Michelle Giroux, Patrick Galligan, Callum McAlister, Lucy Peacock, Sarena Parmar, Brent Carver, Robert Persichini, Mark Crawford, Roy Lewis, The Winter's Tale
Lend Me Your Grass; Rome is the Place To Be For This Year's Shakespeare in High Park with Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors
Canadian Stage, National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2015, July, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare in High Park, Canadian Stage, Estelle Shook, Matjash Mrozeski, Allan Louis, Dylan Trowbridge, Sean Baek, Allegra Fulton, Michael McManus, Naomi Wright, The Comedy of Errors
For the Ladies; Shakespeare's Quadruple-Date Comedy Love's Labour's Lost gets Rebellious at Stratford
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2015, August, Love's Labour's Lost, Stratford Festival, John Caird, Mike Shara, Sanjay Talwar, Andrew Robinson, Thomas Olajide, Ruby Joy, Juan Chioran, Gabriel Long, Josue Labourcane, Jennifer Mogbock, Tom Rooney, Patrick Clark, Michael Walton
It's All Greek; Stratford Lends Considerable Heft to the Bard's Not-Quite-Shakespearean 17th-Century-Crowd-Pleaser
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2015, June, Pericles, Stratford Festival, Scott Wentworth, Evan Buliung, Deborah Hay, Wayne Best, Sean Arbuckle, David Collins, E. B. Smith, Stephen Russell, Keith Dinicol, Brigit Wilson, Randy Hughson
Kate Plus Hate
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2015, June, Stratford Festival, Chris Abraham, Tom Rooney, Ben Carlson, Deborah Hay, Brian Tree, Sarah Afful, Mike Shara, Michael Spencer-Davis, Cyrus Lane, Gordon S. Miller, Peter Hutt, The Taming of the Shrew
Great Dane; Hamlet Brings Out the Best in Stratford's Ensemble
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2015, May, Hamlet, Festival theatre, Stratford Festival, Antoni Cimolino, Jonathan Goad, Seana McKenna, Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom Rooney, Mike Shara, Adrienne Gould, Tim Campbell, Juan Chioran, Sanjay Talwar, Steven Sutcliffe, Mike Nadajewski, Robert King, Brian Tree, Jennifer Mogbock, Teresa Przybylski, Michael Walton
Shakespeare, As You Like It; The Tarragon Adds a Bollywood Twist to Much Ado About Nothing Because, Well, Why Not?
National Post, Riffs on Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Tarragon TheatreRobert Cushman2015, May, Much Ado About Nothing, Tarragon Theatre, Richard Rose, Ravi Jain, Kawa Ada, Ali Momen, Salvatore Antonio, David Adams, Anusree Roy, Alon Nashman, John Cleland, Anand Rajaram, Michelle Tracey
Legends Never Die; Soulpepper Puts Shakespeare on Shuffle and Quarters Glenn Gould, to Mixed Results
Shakespeare, Soulpepper, National PostRobert Cushman2014, September, A Tender Thing, Romeo and Juliet, Ben Power, Michael Shamata, Joseph Ziegler, Nancy Palk, Riffs on Shakespeare
Shakespeare Parts; Productions of Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline's Reign, a Variation on the Original, Provide a Study in Editing Contrasts
National Post, Riffs on Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Ruff, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2014, August, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline's Reign, Stratford Festival, Shakespeare in the Ruff, Gary Griffin, Tom Patterson Theatre, Geraint Wyn Davies, Yanna McIntosh, Ben Carlson, Tom McCamus, Sophia Walker, Daniel Briere, Antoine Yared, Brian Tree, Stephen Russell, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, Andrew Joseph Richardson, Melee Hutton, Hume Baugh, Victor Dolhai, Jesse Griffiths, David Patrick Flemming, Kaitlyn Riordan, Riffs on Shakespeare
Leafy Highs Lows: Shakespeare in High Park Offers the Bard's Most Contemplative Comedy and his Goriest Tragedy With As You Like It and Titus Andronicus
Canadian Stage, Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert CushmanAs You Like It, Titus Andronicus, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, National Post, Shakespeare, Nigel Shawn Williams, Alexander Plouffe, James Graham, Amy Rutherford, Jan Alexandra Smith, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Omar Alex Khan, Keira Loughran, Ken Tynan, Sean Dixon, Beau Dixon, Emilio Vieira, 2014, July
Between Worlds; A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford Soars in Some Spots and Sinks in Others
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanA Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford Festival, National Post, Chris Abraham, Festival theatre, Julie Fox, Michael Walton, Scott Wentworth, Maev Beaty, Jonathan Goad, Chick Reid, Evan Buliung, Mike Shara, Bethany Jillard, Tara Rosling, Liisa Repo-Martell, Lally Cadeau, Stephen Ouimette, 2014, June
Think of England; Stratford Makes the Best of an Uneven Play About a Bad King
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Tom McCamus, Shakespeare, Tim Carroll, Wayne Best, Noah Jalava, Graham Abbey, Jennifer Mogbock, Seana McKenna, Patricia Collins, Stephen Russell, Brad Rudy, Sean Arbuckle, E.B. Smith, 2014, May, King John
More Sinned Against
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Colm Feore, Antoni Cimolino, Maev Beaty, Scott Wentworth, Evan Buliung, Sara Farb, Stephen Ouimette, Liisa Repo-Martell, King Lear, 2014, May
The Year of Lear; Once Thought Too Painful to Perform, Shakespeare's Merciless & Kingly Tale Calls Out the Best in Those Who Present It, Which in 2014 Seems to be Everyone
National Post, Shakespeare, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert CushmanShakespeare, Stratford Festival, Colm Feore, Antoni Cimolino, Frank Langella, Michael Pennington, Simon Russell Beale, National Theatre, Sam Mendes, National Theatre Live, David Denby, Arne Arbus, Stephen Boxer, Peter Brook, Adrian Scarborough, King Lear, 2014, May, Thoughts on Shakespeare
Frightful and Heightful: Alex McCooeye is the tallest Richard III I've seen, and he's also one of the most electric.
Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in the RuffRobert CushmanRichard III, Shakespeare in the Ruff, National Post, Alex McCooeye, Withrow Park, Charlie Gould, Marc Bondy, Jesse Griffiths, Jacklyn Francis, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, Diane D'Aquila, 2013, August
Law and Disorder: Stratford's production of the Merchant of Venice is fluent and thoughtful, packed with local colour.
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Scott Wentworth, Antoni Cimolino, Sara Farb, Michelle Giroux, Douglas Paraschuk, Tom McCamus, Tyrell Crews, Tyrone Savage, Jonathan Goad, Antoine Yared, Sophia Walker, 2013, August, The Merchant of Venice
