Posts in Stratford Festival
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 CushmanStratford 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
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Martha Henry, Luke Humphrey, John Murrell, Shakespeare, Diana Leblanc, Michael Gianfrancesco, 2013, August, Riffs on Shakespeare, Taking Shakespeare
The Duke Abides: Stratford covers all the bases for a riveting and perplexing production of Measure for Measure
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanMeasure for Measure, Stratford Festival, National Post, Shakespeare, Martha Henry, Tom Rooney, Carmen Grant, Christopher Prentice, John Pennoyer, Geraint Wyn Davies, Stephen Ouimette, Randy Hughson, Brian Tree, Peter Hutt, Stephen Russell, Robert Persichini, Ruby Joy, Sarah Afful, E.B. Smith, 2013, June
Stratford Is Off To An Exhilarating Start With Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Globe and MailRobert CushmanSara 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
No Holds Bard
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Tim Carroll, Douglas Paraschuk, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Shakespeare, Globe Theatre, Sara Topham, Daniel Briere, John Stead, Jonathan Goad, Kate Hennig, Scott Wentworth, Tom McCamus, Mike Nadajewski, Antoine Yared, Romeo and Juliet
Once More Unto the Breach
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanHenry V, Des McAnuff, Shakespeare, Stratford, Aaron Krohn, Tom Rooney, Ben Carlson, Sophia Walker, Lucy Peacock, Randy Hughson, Richard Binsley, Michael Blake, Gareth Potter, Michael Langham, Christopher Plummer
Sex and Candy
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanMuch Ado About Nothing, Stratford Festival, National Post, Christopher Newton, Ben Carlson, Deborah Hay, Santo Loquasto, Gareth Potter, Juan Chioran, Tyrone Savage, James Blendick, Bethany Jillard, Timothy D. Stickney, Friar Francis, Michael Blake, Victor Ertmannis, Jonathan Monro, 2012, June
King For A Play
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanCymbeline, Stratford Festival, National Post, Antoni Cimolino, Shakespeare, First Folio, Imogen, Geraint Wyn Davies, Graham Abbey, Cara Ricketts, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntosh, Mike Shara, Brian Tree, Nigel Bennett, Peter Hutt, John Vickery, Ian Lake, E.B. Smith, Todd Campbell, 2012, June
The 'Insider' Deal With Stratford's New Director
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford 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
Theatrical Maverick With a Golden Voice
Stratford Festival, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert CushmanJohn Neville, Ottawa Citizen, Old Vic, Hamlet, As You Like It, Virginia McKenna, Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida, Judi Dench, Twelfth Night, Michael Caine, Henry V, Nottingham Playhouse, Peter Ustinov, Richard II, Richard Eyre, National Theatre, Citadel, Neptune, Stratford Festival, John Hirsch, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Ibsen Project, Don Armado, Love's Labour's Lost, 2011, November, The Merchant of Venice, Thoughts on Shakespeare
Games People Play: Stratford's take on Twelfth Night is the most satisfying Shakespeare
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanTwelfth Night, Stratford Festival, National Post, Des McAnuff, Michael Roth, Ben Carlson, Debra Hanson, Suzy Jane Hunt, Timothy D. Stickney, Mike Shara, Sara Topham, Tom Rooney, Juan Chorian, 2011, July
Quite A Bit of the Ultra Violence
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanTitus Andronicus, Stratford Festival, National Post, Darko Tresnjak, Shakespeare, John Vickery, Dion Johnstone, Claire Lautier, Amanda Lisman, David Ferry, Sean Arbuckle, 2011, July
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
We All Laugh At Falstaff
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, Geraint Wyn Davies, Robert Perdziola, Frank Galati, Tom Rooney, Ian Richardson, Lucy Peacock, Laura Condlin, Tom McCamus, Andrew Gillies, Nigel Bennett, James Blendick, Justice Shallow, Christopher Prentice, 2011, June, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV
He Mined the Energy In the Text
National Post, Stratford Festival, Thoughts On ShakespeareRobert CushmanMichael Langham, National Post, Stratford Festival, Trevor Nunn, Brian Bedford, Diego Matamoros, Martha Henry, Shakespeare, Michael Bawtree, Atlantic Theatre Festival, Tyrone Guthrie, Old Vic, Henry V, Christopher Plummer, Guthrie Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Julliard School, New York, Helen Burns, Hamlet, 2011, January, The Merchant of Venice, Thoughts on Shakespeare
Love in the Time of Victrola and Silent Film; Stratford Fest's Two Gentlemen of Verona Meant to be Good Fun
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanRobert Persichini, Bruce Dow, Andrew Gillies, Wayne Best, Stephen Russell, Claire Lautier, Sophia Walker, Gareth Potter, Dion Johnstone, Dean Gabourie, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare, August, 2010, National Post, Stratford Festival, Stratford Studio
Forgive and Regret
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanMarti Maraden, Ben Carlson, Seana McKenna, Yanna McIntosh, Brian Tree, Mike Shara, Tom Rooney, Dan Chameroy, Cara Ricketts, Ian Lake, John Pennoyer, Randy Hughson, Anthony Black, Luminato, Christian Barry, Jerry Franken, Barbara Gordon, Stratford Festival, June, 2010, Tom Patterson, National Post, 2b Theatre, The Winter's Tale
'Start to Finish, This is an Intoxicating Show'; Stratford Festival Begins with a Bang
Shakespeare, National Post, Stratford Festival, MusicalRobert CushmanJohn Doyle, Kiss me Kate, Kristian Truelsen, Chillina Kenney, Mike Jackson, Christopher Sly, Juan Chioran, Monique Lund, Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack, David Farley, Steve Ross, Cliff Saunders, Tracey Flye, June, 2010, National Post, Stratford Festival, Riffs on Shakespeare
Not Quite the Sum of its Parts
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanStratford Festival, Shakespeare, National Post, Julius Caesar, June, 2009, Tom Rooney, Ben Carlson, Jonathan Goad, Geraint Wyn Davies, James Macdonald, David Boechler
A Tempting Tyrant; Colm Feore is Macbeth, and He Knows Just What He Speaks
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert CushmanShakespeare, Stratford Festival, Macbeth, June, 2009, National Post, Des McAnuff, Colm Feore, Yanna McIntosh, Sean Arbuckle, Peter Hutt, Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom Rooney
