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
An Unwinnable Game of Thrones?
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanRichard III, Stratford Festival, National Post, Seana McKenna, Miles Potter, Gareth Potter, Peter Hartwell, Buckingham, Wayne Best, Shane Carty, Michael Spencer-Davis, Nigel Bennett, David Ferry, Edward IV, Cyrus Lane, Oliver Becker, Sean Arbuckle, Martha Henry, Wars of the Roses, Roberta Maxwell, Yanna McIntosh, Bethany Jillard, 2011, June
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
All Dragon and No St. George
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2002, July, Richard III, Stratford Festival, Martha Henry, Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Lally Cadeau, Diane D'Aquila, Graham Abbey, Peter Hutt, Wayne Best, John Dolan, Scott Wentworth, Allan Wilbee
All's Well That Starts Well: The Stratford Festival Began in 1953 Under the Stewardship of Tyron Guthrie. He Proved to be the Right Man in the Right Place for Canada's Nascent Theatre Scene
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert Cushman2002, June, Stratford Festival, National Post, Tyrone Guthrie, Tom Patterson, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Douglas Campbell, Alec Guiness, Irene Worth, Michael Bates, Eleanor Stuart, Donald Harron, William Hutt, William Needles, Douglas Rain, Thoughts on Shakespeare
A Great Talent; A Modest Man: He Was Counted Among the Finest of the Century's Actors
Thoughts On Shakespeare, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2000, August, Alec Guinness, obituary, Stratford Festival, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Star Wars, Thoughts on Shakespeare
The Queens Merely Chatter
Shakespeare, Canadian Stage, Globe and MailRobert CushmanNorman Chaurette, Peter Hinton, Linda Gaboriau, Richard III, Marion Gilsenan, Margot Dionne, Tanja Jacobs, 1994, November, Riffs on Shakespeare
Night of Passion
Avon Theatre, Festival Theatre, The Guardian, ShakespeareRobert CushmanTwelfth Night, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well, July, 1988, John Neville, Robin Phillips, Kevin Gulahi, Toby Belch, Tyrone Guthrie, Colm Feore, Lucy Peacock, Richard Monette, Goldie Semple, The Taming of the Shrew
In Love With Books
Observer, Royal Shakespeare Company, ShakespeareRobert CushmanRichard III, November, 1981, Richard Pasco, Alan Howard, Terry Hand, Joe Melia, Derek Godfrey, The Aldwych
Committing High Treason
Royal Shakespeare Company, Observer, ShakespeareRobert Cushman1980, November, Richard II, Richard III, Terry Hands, Alan Howard, David Suchet, Richard Pasco, Domini Blythe, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Sinead Cusack, Derek Godfrey, Royal Shakespeare Company
The Sisters of Stratford
Observer, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Olivier TheatreRobert CushmanRalph Koltai, Richard III, Olivier, Basil Henson, Andrew Cruikshank, Mel Martin, Jeremy Kemp, John Normington, Yvonne Bryceland, Anna Carteret, Christopher Morahan, John Wood, October, 1979
A Special Kind of Culture-Shock
Observer, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert CushmanSeptember, 1979, Jornadas Culturas Anglo-Mexicanas, Royal Shakespeare Company, Eduardo Mata, John Williams, Palace of Fine Arts, Teatro del Bosque, Richard III, Clifford Williams, National Theatre Company
Flying the Flag
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, ShakespeareRobert CushmanStratford Festival, June, 1977, Tyrone Guthrie, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well, Robin Phillips, Brian Bedford, Maggie Smith, Margaret Tyzack, Martha Henry, David Jones, Romeo and Juliet, David William, Paxton Whitehead, Michael Meacham, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Royal Progress
Observer, Thoughts On Shakespeare, BBCRobert Cushman1977, February, Gerry Jones, Martin Jenkins, BBC, Richard II, Richard III, Edward II, Henry VIII, Shakespeare, Richard Burton, Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Diana Rigg, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Billie Whitelaw, June Whitfield, Robert Hardy, Anthony Quayle, Paul Scofield, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Riffs on Shakespeare
Hands Across the Channel
Shakespeare, Observer, Comédie Française, Royal Shakespeare CompanyRobert CushmanRichard III, Aldwych Theatre, World Theatre Season, Comedie Francaise, Terry Hands, Denise Gence, Jacques Charon, Robert Hirsch, Shakespeare, April, 1973, Observer