Rest in Peace Rodolfo

In 1988, I trekked to San Francisco on a bus from Santa Cruz to stand (or better said, sit) in line all day long to get a standing room only ticket to see Luciano Pavarotti in one of his signature roles, Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. I’ve seen La Boheme over the years (3 [...]

More on The Tempest at the Novello

A while back I made a post on the production of The Tempest at the Novello Theater. In it I discussed Giles Cadle’s set design and even drew a picture of the concept of the first scene in Act I.
A few days ago I was looking for paintings by the German Romantic painter Caspar David [...]

Tim Supple’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Roundhouse Theatre, London

The London chronicles continue, although the vacation has ended. But vestiges of the experience find their way to this blog as I recount a few experiences and impressions from my trip. I am looking forward to talking a little about the things that surprised me about London –little day-to-day things– but I first want [...]

The Tempest at the Novello Theatre, London

 

I just got back from spending a week in London and have alot to blog about. I will begin with some informal reflections on Rupert Goold’s astonishing production of The Tempest, featuring Patrick Stewart as Prospero, at the Novello Theater on Aldwych in the West End.
This Royal Shakespeare production cuts against the grain of what [...]

Off to London to see Shakespeare

I’m putting Patrick Stewart’s picture at the head of this post because I will be seeing him play Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest on Monday March 12th in London. I’m not going to London only to see him, but seeing a Royal Shakespeare Company production for the first time is pretty exciting and certainly one [...]