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
This Had Better Be Good
Kiss and Ride; Shakespeare's Tamous Lovers Take the Train to High Park
Canadian Stage, Shakespeare, National Post, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert CushmanChristine Horne, Jeff Irving, Caroline Gillis, Peter N Bailey, Jamie Robinson, Ron Kennell, Lisa Berry, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare in High Park, 2010, July
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
Bye Bye, Bauer
Competing Visions of How to Play a Tree; Two Plays Set in the Woods Feature Actors in Arboreal Roles
National Post, Contemporary, Riffs on ShakespeareRobert CushmanYoung Centre, Theatre Passe Muraille, The Woods, Birnam Wood, Allyson McMackon, Theatre Rusticle, Hume Baugh, Lindsay Anne Black, Macbeth, Maev Beaty, Tara Beagan, Sarah Garton Stanley, Ryan Hollyman, Michelle Latimer, Holly Lewis, MIchelle Monteith, 2010, March, Riffs on Shakespeare
On Day 8, Jack Merely Has to Thwart a Ring of Assassins
It Was a Golden Decade, If You Had Cable
We'd Go Mad Too if We Were Involved with Him; Gord Rand is so Tortured, He's Terrific as Hamlet
National Post, Shakespeare, Necessary AngelRobert CushmanHamlet, November, 2009, Necessary Angel Theatre, Gord Rand, Graham McLaren, Tara Nicodemo, Benedict Campbell, Laura de Carteret, Eric Peterson, Steven McCarthy, Christopher Morris, Robert Persichini, Gray Powell
Scottish Theatre Actor Adopted Canadian Stage
Shakespeare, National PostRobert CushmanRichard Monette, Douglas Campbell, Stratford Festival, Old Vic, Martha Henry, Ann Casson, Sybil Thorndike, Benedict Campbell, Seana McKenna, John Hirsch, Bard on the Beach, Tyrone Guthrie, 2009, October, Thoughts on Shakespeare
The Brits Have Landed
Mum's the Word at Dream in High Park; This Tempest Twists Gender Roles, but the Magic Still Works
Canadian Stage, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High Park, National PostRobert CushmanThe Tempest, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, National Post, July, 2009, Karen Robinson, Shakespeare, Sue Miner, Taylor Trowbridge, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Audrey Dwyer, Ron Kennell, Mark Crawford, Jason Gray, Robert Dodd, Liz Gordon, Tracy Ferencz, Karl Ang
Edie Does It with Nurse Jackie; Falco Knocks Other Soaps Into Oblivion
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
Back to the Future
National Post, Stratford Festival, ShakespeareRobert CushmanStratford Festival, National Post, Antoni Cimolino, Megan Follows, Stephen Ouimette, Richard Monette, Des McAnuff, William Gaskill, Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Stage, William Hutt, 2009, May, Thoughts on Shakespeare
You Can Revive a Character, But Not a Series
The Doctor Is Back In, and He's Doing Fine; In Treatment Has Improved Leaps and Bounds in Season 2
TelevisionMitchell CushmanIn Treatment, Channel Surfing, Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Hope Davis, Alison Pill, John Mahoney, Aaron Shaw, Warren Leight, Marsha Norman
Pop Goes The Bard