The Bard's Not-So-Holiday Play: This Winter's Tale is a Seasonal Offering in Name Only
Shakespeare, Theatre Kingston, National PostRobert Cushman2004, December, Theatre Kingston, Craig Walker, Matthew Gibson, Jennifer Roblin, Ivan Sherry, Peter Aston, The Winter's Tale
Doth Romeo Feel Inadequate?
Shakespeare, Young People's Theatre, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert Cushman2004, November, Juliet (and Romeo), Guillermo Verdecchia, Young People's Theatre, Ieva Lucs, Toby Malone, Simon Fon, Benjamin Clost, Karim Morgan, Peter Smith, Rae Ellen Bodie, Riffs on Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
A Good Year at Stratford Gets Better
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, August, Henry VIII, Stratford Festival, Richard Monette, Graham Abbey, Seana McKenna, Sara Topham, Walter Borden, Raymond O'Neill, Chick Reid, Steve Cumyn, Stephen Russell, Brian Tree, Steven Sutcliffe, Ann Curtis
Was He a Hero or a Zero? Shakespeare Played It Safe
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, August, King John, Stratford Festival, Antoni Cimolino, Stephen Ouimette, Martha Henry, Diane D'Aquila, Tom McCamus, Aidan Shipley, Lally Cadeau, Keira Loughran, Jonathan Goad, Dion Johnstone, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Donaldson, Santo Loquasto
Shakespeare Goes Ragtime, and It Works
Shakespeare, National Post, Theatre by the BayRobert Cushman2004, August, As You Like It, Theatre by the Bay, Daryl Cloran, Jacklyn Francis, Tova Smith, Brett Christopher, Benjamin Clost, Brian Marler, Jane Spence, Brian Paul, Christopher Kelk, Matthew Deslippe, Alastair Forbes, Alex Dault, Marek Norman, Lorenzo Savoini
Goes Down Smooth
Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in the RoughRobert Cushman2004, August, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Dean Gabourie, Sanjay Talwar, Adrian Griffin, Pip Dwyer, Gina Clayton, Jameson Kraemer, Jane Miller, Carlos Diaz, Shakespeare in the Rough
By Any Other Name?: How Much Can You Bend Shakespeare Before It Breaks?
Shakespeare, National Post, Resurgence TheatreRobert Cushman2004, August, Much Ado About Nothing, Resurgence Theatre, David Ferry, Irene Poole, Paul Eves, Camilla Scott, Christopher Morris, Carly Street, Don Allison, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Brendan Gall, Glenn Davidson
Shakespeare's Double-Double
Shakespeare, National Post, Coronation ParkRobert Cushman2004, August, Miles Potter, Cliff Saunders, Murray Furrow, Matthew MacFadzean, Patrick Garrow, Mary Ellen Mahoney, Severn Thompson, Thomas Hauff, Terry Tweed, The Comedy of Errors, Festival of Classics
Lessons From a Vulgar Showman
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford Festival, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert CushmanThe Royal Shakespeare Company, John Barton, Seana McKenna, Haysam Kadri, Shawn Wright, 2004, July, Thoughts on Shakespeare
The Plot's the Thing
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2004, July, Cymbeline, Stratford Festival, David Latham, Claire Jullien, James Blendick, Dan Chameroy, Dion Johnstone, Ron Kennell, Martha Henry, Gordon S. Miller, Stephen Gartner, Stephen Russell, Bernard Hopkins, Brian Tree, Ian Deakin, Kyle Blair
A Fixer-Upper of a Play
Shakespeare, ShakespeareWorks, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Romeo and Juliet, ShakespeareWorks, Home Depot Theatre, R. H. Thomson, Allan Hawco, Mary Krohnert, Sarah Orenstein, John Dolan, Lynne Griffin, Blair Williams, Richard Harte, Ryan Field, Michael Rubenfeld
A Misanthrope for Our Times
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Timon of Athens, Stratford Festival, Stephen Ouimette, Peter Donaldson, Ron Kennell, Robert Persichini, Bernard Hopkins, Tom McCamus, Sean Arbuckle, Lorenzo Savoini
The Scottish Play's Curse Finally Lifts
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, Macbeth, Stratford Festival, John Wood, Graham Abbey, Lucy Peacock, Joyce Campion, Rita Howell, William Needles, Robert Persichini, Gil Wechsler
Be Wary of Fiends Bearing Fronds
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2004, June, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford Festival, Leon Rubin, Jonathan Goad, Dana Green, Brad Rudy, Jeffrey Wetsch, Haysam Kadri, Michelle Giroux, Nazneen Contractor, Thom Marriott, Donald Carrier, Anthony Malarky, Nicholas van Burek
When Ustinov Was King; Peter Ustinov put his obsession with Lear to good use at Stratford
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2004, April, Thoughts on Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National Post, Peter Ustinov, King Lear, Robin Phillips, Douglas Rain, Jim McQueen, Martha Henry, Patricia Connolly, William Hutt
Old Mind and Young Soul: The Hamlet We've Been Waiting For
Shakespeare, National Arts Centre, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, Hamlet, National Arts Centre, National Post, Marti Maraden, Tom Rooney, MIchelle Monteith, Ben Carlson, Douglas Campbell, Fiona Reid, Victor Ertmannis, David Schurmann
The Thing's Not a Play
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, The Hollow Crown, Royal Shakespeare Company, John Barton, Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sinden, Alan Howard, Ian Richardson, Stephen Gray, Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI
'Everything Going for It Except God': Royal Shakespeare Company Has Made an Indelible Mark
Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, National PostRobert Cushman2004, February, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Post, The Hollow Crown, John Barton, Ian Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sinden, Alan Howard, Trevor Nunn, Peter Hall, Thoughts on Shakespeare