by Oliver Ross | Jun 13, 2016
Twelve Angry’s production shifts the focus to the ambitious powerhouse of the murderous duo, Lady Macbeth. Due to its fast paced, exciting plot and short running time it’s often cited alongside Midsummer as one of the best introductions to Shakespeare. The company is...
by Oliver Ross | Jun 13, 2016
In a case of extreme bias, I can’t recommend this production enough. I utterly adore the play and due to it’s rarity I had no idea if I would ever get to see it live. Fast paced, intriguing and chillingly relevant to today’s society, Coriolanus is a powerful p0litical...
by Oliver Ross | Jun 13, 2016
With several Macbeths being performed, wit incorporated distinguishes themselves through their gender flipped cast, with the warrior Macbeth goaded into queenship by her ambitious husband, offering an intriguing take on the play’s gender dynamics in the politics of...
by Oliver Ross | Jun 13, 2016
While not strictly a Shakespeare production (depending on who you ask), his contemporary Christopher Marlowe’s provocative play offers an intriguing look into a world of obsession, revolution and desire. It also modernises the language and offers a radical performance...
by Oliver Ross | Jun 13, 2016
*National Tour until October* Ray Chong Nee takes to the national stage as Othello after vowing to play the role with Bell Shakespeare in 2007. The powerful tale of manipulation, alienation and jealously is remade through an Austrasian lens, showing how the play can...