Tag: Stratford Festival
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Notes on Oedipus Rex at Stratford- July 16 opening
This is not a review, just assortment of points, mostly personal. While I didn’t enjoy this production, it did give me much to consider. I have read published reviews and comments and am surprised by the favorable ones. I think what I am reading is people sensitive to and commenting on the excellence of Sophocles’…
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Midsummer Night’s Dream Chamber Piece at Stratford Festival, July 16 2014
We saw this production and were disappointed and unhappy. Here are some macro points and then, later, some detailed grumpies: If Shakespeare were a living writer he could take action against this production and shut it down because it is so far from the intent of his play named A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is…