Posts Tagged ‘William Shakespeare’
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Monday, June 30th, 2025
Summer has come to L.A., and with it the annual return to Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Shakespearean classic once again delighting audiences of all ages, whether they are experiencing its magic for the first time or returning for another summer afternoon or evening of enchantment.
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MACBETH
Friday, February 21st, 2025
Transposing William Shakespeare’s Macbeth from the bleak moors of Scotland to the sultry streets of New Orleans is just the first of director Andi Chapman’s multiple strokes of genius in re-envisioning The Scottish Play to all-around stunning effect at A Noise Within.
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DURAN DURANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
William Shakespeare meets The Troubies meet one of the 1980s’ most iconic rock bands in Duran DurAntony & Cleopatra, the latest musical-spoofy treat from Troubadour Theater Company “in cahoots with” the Colony Theatre.
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TWELFTH NIGHT
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
Actors Co-op gives L.A.’s top-of-the-line classical theater companies some stiff competition with their irresistibly entertaining, tunefully tropical take on Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed twins, mismatched lovers, and zany fools.
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THE WINTER’S TALE
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
Director Elizabeth Swain ups the Act One drama, then enhances the Act Two froth in Antaeus Theatre Company’s splendidly performed 21st-century staging of William Shakespeare’s still-fresh-at-401 The Winter’s Tale.
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ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Monday, November 20th, 2023Whether you love the entirety of the Porters of Hellgate’s All’s Well That Ends Well, or enjoy some parts of it more than others, will likely depend on how much of a William Shakespeare fan you are where this “problem comedy” is concerned.
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Monday, October 16th, 2023
Nobody does William Shakespeare with more originality and flair than A Noise Within, case in point their dazzlingly designed and prodigiously performed re-envisioning of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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THE TEMPEST
Saturday, July 8th, 2023
An inspired concept and flawless execution make Antaeus Theatre Company’s The Tempest the most entertaining of summer treats, even for those who’d normally opt for a root canal over an evening of William Shakespeare.
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