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Arguably Shakespeare's most patriotic play, Henry Vcenters onthe charismatic yet cunning king, dubbed ‘This star of England’ (Epilogue, line 6), and his campaign in France. It explores issues relating to national identity, the ethics of war, and…

A tragedy of greed, ambition and treachery, but also of Celtic rebellion against imperial England? The Scottishness of the so-called 'Scottish play' has received scant attention, surprisingly, with actors such as Ian McKellen, who famously played the…

A gritty, unheroic and heavily-edited version of Shakespeare’s history play that cuts out the comedy, and takes the shimmer off the glory war and imperialism, Kenneth Branagh's Henry V reflects the disenchantment of the post-Vietnam period and the…

Set in a period known as gekoku-jo (‘overthrown by underlings’), Throne of Blood is one of the most significant Shakespeare films ever made, despite being more an allusion than a version to Macbeth.Described as a 'mood piece' and 'poetry in motion',…

It is rather difficult to pick out and elaborate on the one thing that is hindering the film, Someone Is Sleeping In My Pain: An East-West Macbeth (2002), from going bad to worse—there are multiple hiccups that complicate the film and the way it is…

The film, Throne of Blood, also known as but never confirmed by director Akira Kurosawa, as an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, is a well received film. Many critics boast it is the most successful recreation of the play, saying praises such as…

The Isango Ensemble’s Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was presented at Emerson College in November of 2015 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. Based in Cape Town, the core of Isango Ensemble was founded in 2000 by artistic director Mark…

A review of the painful adaptation of Macbeth into a lense of narcissism and exoticism