Faithful to the Text - Except For That First Word
Canadian Stage, National Post, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in High ParkRobert Cushman2001, July, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, The Tempest, Michael Shamata, John Jarvis, Tanja Jacobs, Mark Christmann, Brandon McGibbon, Oliver Dennis, Patrick Galligan, Michael Spencer-Davis, Keith Knight, Ross Ward, Alex Poch-Goldin, David Jansen, Manon St-Jules, Todd Hofley
Davies Adaptation Doesn't Play Like One
Contemporary, National Post, Shakespeare, Stratford FestivalRobert Cushman2001, June, Stratford Festival, National Post, Richard Rose, Robertson Davies, Graeme S. Thomson, Richard McMillan, Michelle Giroux, Lucy Peacock, Kate Trotter, Brian Tree, Tara Rosling, Jonathan Goad, Michael Shultz, Benedict Campbell, Les Carlson, Araby Lockhart, Riffs on Shakespeare, The Tempest
History as Rich as Shakespeare Intended
Stratford Festival, Shakespeare, National Post, Avon TheatreRobert Cushman2001, June, Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, National Post, Scott Wentworth, Patrick Clark, Douglas Campbell, Benedict Campbell, Graham Abbey, Jonathan Goad, Jane Spence, Richard McMillan, Barry MacGregor, Diane D'Aquila, Dany Lyne, Michael Therriault, Donald Carrier, Seana McKenna, Jill Vitols, Sara Topham, Domini Blythe, Paul Dunn, Keith Dinicol, Thom Marriott, Evan Buliung, Bernard Hopkins, Henry IV, Henry V, Jeanette Lambermont
Tragically, These Heroines Remain Who They Are
Riffs on Shakespeare, Canadian Stage, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2001, March, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Canadian Stage, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cara Pifko, Juan Chioran, Alisa Palmer, Riffs on Shakespeare
One Puck Too Many
Shakespeare, George Brown Theatre, National PostRobert Cushman2001, February, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Equity Showcase, George Brown Theatre School, Chris Earle, Melody A. Johnson, Julie Tepperman, Caroline Gillis, Janet Green, Victor Ertmannis, Graeme Somerville, Brett Christopher, Amber Lewis, Jennifer Firestone, Oliver Dennis, Aaron Willis
The Play's the Thing, Catching More Than Kings
Shakespeare Deserves Much Better Jokes
Riffs on Shakespeare, Young People's Theatre, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2001, February, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Young People's Theatre, Joel Greenberg, Kirk Dunn, Joel Harris, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield, Riffs on Shakespeare
The Grande Dame of Stratford
Thoughts On Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2000, August, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Stratford Festival, costume design, Richard Monette, Tyrone Guthrie, Michael Langham, Thoughts on Shakespeare
Twelfth Night with a Nautical Twist
Shakespeare, Soulpepper, National PostRobert Cushman2000, August, Twelfth Night, Soulpepper, Albert Schultz, John Neville, Steven Sutcliffe, Randy Hughson, Maria Vacratsis, Oliver Dennis, Michael Hanrahan, Kristin Booth, Patricia Fagan, Richard Clarkin
An Iambic Pentameter You Can Dance To: Adding Music to the Bard
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
Much Ado About Oakville's Pastoral Production
Shakespeare, Coronation Park, National PostRobert Cushman2000, July, Much Ado About Nothing, Coronation Park, Oakville, Michael Shamata, Gina Wilkinson, John Jarvis, Graham Harley, Brandon McGibbon, Glyn Thomas, Darren Hynes, Manon St-Jules, Chris Adams, Don Horsburgh, Keith Knight
What Strange Dream Is This?
Shakespeare, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, Riffs on Shakespeare, National PostRobert Cushman2000, July, The Taming of the Shrew, Canadian Stage, Shakespeare in High Park, Sarah Stanley, Yanna McIntosh, Jordan Pettle, Roy Lewis, Louis Negin
The Conscience of the Queen
Riffs on Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2000, July, Elizabeth Rex, Stratford Festival, Martha Henry, Diane D'Aquila, Brent Carver, Peter Hutt, Scott Wentworth, Aaron Franks, Paul Dunn, Florence MacGregor, Allan Wilbee, Louise Guinand, Riffs on Shakespeare
Down, Down He Comes, Glistening
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman1999, July, Richard II, Stratford Festival, Martha Henry, Geordie Johnson, John Dolan, Robert King, Maggie Blake, Richard McMillan
Bloody Good Shakespeare
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2000, June, Titus Andronicus, Stratford Festival, Richard Rose, James Blendick, Xuan Fraser, Diane D'Aquila, Scott Wentworth, Peter Hutt, Evan Buliung, Marion Day
A William Shakespeare/Cole Porter/George Gershwin Co-Production
Riffs on Shakespeare, Musical Bard, National Post, ShakespeareRobert Cushman2000, June, Romancin' The One I Love, Winter Garden, Musical Bard, John R. Briggs, Dennis West, Camilla Scott, Brad Aspel, Sergio Trujillo, Lloyd Culbreath, Larry Mannell, Gerry Salsberg, Derek Marshall, Melissa Thomson, Riffs on Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
Time Is Suspended in This Bizarre Place
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2000, June, As You Like It, Stratford Festival, Jeannette Lambermont, Lucy Peacock, Donald Carrier, Brian Tree, Jacklyn Francis, Juan Chioran, Robert Benson, Jonathan Goad, Joseph Shaw, Steve Ross, Keith Thomas
Neither a Rogue nor Peasant Slave Is He
Shakespeare, Stratford Festival, National PostRobert Cushman2000, May, Hamlet, Stratford Festival, Joseph Ziegler, Paul Gross, Marion Day, Domini Blythe, Benedict Campbell, Juan Chioran, Graham Abbey, Jerry Franken, Christina Poddubiuk
With Him Dies an Era of Theatrical Giants
