Review: Chicago Shakespeare Sparks Love and Joy With Twelfth Night
“If music be the food of love, play on.” (Duke Orsino, Act I, Twelfth Night) At its center, Twelfth Night is a story about love. Falling in love, out of love, and everything in […]
Review: Gender Bends in Midsommer Flight’s Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a mistaken-identity rom-com designed as a frolic to entertain at the end of the holiday season (there is nothing about Christmas in this play itself). […]
Review: CST’s Audio Offerings Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure Present the Music of the Meter
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents two 100-minute productions on its Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform through May 16: Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure. The music of the meter might be more appreciated […]
Review: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Deliciously Performed in a Garden by Midsommer Flight
When you go to see Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory (and you definitely should) be sure to get there early. By 7:15pm, a group of musician/actors will be […]
Tim Crouch Exacts Hilarious Revenge in Meta I, Malvolio
The Beginning: Tim Crouch in/as I, Malvolio. Photo by Bruce Atherton British actor and playwright Tim Crouch gives audiences a hysterical new perspective on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night through the solo lens of […]