Fascinating, Frustrating and Racy to the Finish
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2005, September, Measure for Measure, Stratford Festival, National Post, Leon Rubin, John Pennoyer, Jonathan Goad, Dana Green, Thom Marriott, Jeffrey Wetsch, Paul Hopkins, Andrew Massingham, Shane Carty, Brendan Averett, Stephen Gartner, Diane D'Aquila, Don Carrier
The Comedy of Errors at Theatre by the Bay
Shakespeare, Theatre by the BayRobert Cushman2005, September, Theatre by the Bay, National Post, Richard Rose, Kyle Horton, Michael Rubenfeld, Brandon McGibbon, Brendan Murray, Philippa Domville, Victor Ertmannis, The Comedy of Errors
Fresh prince of Soulpepper: Schultz plumbs Hamlet's depths
National Post, Shakespeare, SoulpepperRobert Cushman2005, August, Hamlet, Soulpepper, National Post, Albert Schultz, Oliver Dennis, Joseph Ziegler, William Webster, Patricia Fagan, Sean Gallagher, Oliver Becker, Nancy Palk, Peter Hartwell, Sanjay Talwar, Derek Boyes
This Merchant is an Easy Sell: Despite Shylock's Surprising Sex Change
National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the RoughRobert Cushman2005, August, Shakespeare in the Rough, Jani Lauzon, Sanjay Talwar, Michael Blake, Carly Street, The Merchant of Venice
Two Takes on Love, Dark and Fair: A Dream of a Dream, and an Old Dispute
National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2005, July, Midsummer Night's Dream, Miles Potter, Festival of Classics, Michael Spencer-Davis, Shauna Black, Tova Smith, Darren Leay, Matthew Mac, Matthew MacFadzean, Mark Lancaster, Murray Furrow, J.D. Nicholsen, Claire Jullien, Deborah Hay, Jason Mitchell, Jane Spence
Open-Air Shakespeare Takes on the Sex War: Much Ado, Shrew Get Updates
Canadian Stage, National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2005, July, Much Ado About Nothing, James Macdonald, Jonathan Monro, Juan Chioran, Jacklyn Francis, Brett Christopher, Xuan Fraser, Anousha Alamian, Jim Warren, David Ferry, Christopher Morris, Dylan Roberts, Don Allison, Paul Braunstein, Peter James Haworth, Paulino Nunes, Elizabeth Saunders, Marion Day, The Taming of the Shrew
Call It a Band Aid Solution
Festival Theatre, National Post, Stratford Festival, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2005, June, As You Like It, Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Steven Page, Antoni Cimolino, Santo Loquasto, Stephen Russell, Sara Topham, Barry MacGregor, Dan Chameroy, William Needles, Graham Abbey, Stephen Ouimette
From Steam to Shakespeare: Tom Patterson Put Stratford, Ont., Back on the Map
National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson TheatreRobert Cushman2005, February, Thoughts on Shakespeare, National Post, Tom Patterson, Tyrone Guthrie, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Alec Guiness, Irene Worth, William Hutt, William Needles
Making Sense of the Merchant
Shakespeare, National Post, FilmRobert Cushman2005, February, Michael Radford, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Allan Cordunner, UK Film Council, The Merchant of Venice
A Loving Labour, but with Its Potential Lost
Shakespeare, National Post, National Arts CentreRobert Cushman2005, January, Love's Labour's Lost, National Arts Centre, Marti Maraden, Ben Carlson, Yanna McIntosh, Juan Chioran, Nigel Shawn Williams, Kelli Fox, David William, Peter Froehlich, David Schurmann
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
