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Frightful and Heightful: Alex McCooeye is the tallest Richard III I've seen, and he's also one of the most electric.

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 CushmanAugust 31, 2013Richard 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.

Law and Disorder: Stratford's production of the Merchant of Venice is fluent and thoughtful, packed with local colour.

In the Heat Of the Night: Othello's fiery set matches the passions of its jealous couple in Stratford's scorching production

In the Heat Of the Night: Othello's fiery set matches the passions of its jealous couple in Stratford's scorching production

National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanAugust 17, 2013Stratford Festival, Chris Abraham, Julie Fox, Avon Theatre, Dion Johnstone, Graham Abbey, Deborah Hay, Bethany Jillard, Mike Shara, Brad Hodder, Peter Hutt, Thomas Ryder Payne, 2013, August, Othello

Here Comes the Bard Part: Martha Henry and Luke Humphrey are the main event in Taking Shakespeare

Here Comes the Bard Part: Martha Henry and Luke Humphrey are the main event in Taking Shakespeare

National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert CushmanAugust 10, 2013Stratford Festival, National Post, Martha Henry, Luke Humphrey, John Murrell, Shakespeare, Diana Leblanc, Michael Gianfrancesco, 2013, August, Riffs on Shakespeare, Taking Shakespeare

The Night Heir: Macbeth works surprisingly well as an al fresco tragedy

The Night Heir: Macbeth works surprisingly well as an al fresco tragedy

Canadian Stage, Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert CushmanJuly 13, 2013Macbeth, Dream in High Park, National Post, Shakespeare, Ker Wells, Hugh Thompson, Kevin MacDonald, Greg Gale, Thomas Olajide, Philippa Domville, 2013, July

Heavy on Tragedy, Light on the Bard; Shakespeare has Nothing on this Othello

Heavy on Tragedy, Light on the Bard; Shakespeare has Nothing on this Othello

Shakespeare, National Post, CBCRobert CushmanJune 13, 2013CBC, Carlo Rota, Matthew Edison, Zaib Shaikh, Stratford Festival, Graham Abbey, Peter Donaldson, Jonathan Goad, Matthew Deslippe, National Post, 2013, June, Othello

The Duke Abides: Stratford covers all the bases for a riveting and perplexing production of Measure for Measure

The Duke Abides: Stratford covers all the bases for a riveting and perplexing production of Measure for Measure

Stratford Is Off To An Exhilarating Start With Romeo and Juliet

Stratford Is Off To An Exhilarating Start With Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Globe and MailRobert CushmanMay 30, 2013Sara Topham, Daniel Briere, Tim Carroll, Douglas Paraschuk, Jonathan Goad, Kate Hennig, John Stead, Scott Wentworth, Tom McCamus, Mike Nadajewski, Antoine Yared, Romeo and Juliet, 2013, May

The 'Insider' Deal With Stratford's New Director

The 'Insider' Deal With Stratford's New Director

Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanMarch 13, 2012Stratford Festival, National Post, Antoni Cimolino, 2013, Des McAnuff, Chris Newton, Max Reimer, Michael Langham, John Hirsch, Tom Patterson, Lucy Prebble, 2012, March, Thoughts on Shakespeare