Author Julie Hammonds is on a quest to complete Shakespeare’s canon in calendar year 2025. In these pocket play reviews, she records brief impressions of each show she sees.
Pocket Play Review: Lovers at war in Troilus & Cressida
This strong ensemble proves that even a weak Shakespeare play like “Troilus and Cressida” can be memorably performed.
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Coming home to the Utah Shakespeare Festival
Every time I see a play at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, I’m reminded of why I love live theater. From top-notch acting to superlative production values, Utah Shakes delivers on its promise to “bring the works of Shakespeare and other storytellers to life through the Festival Experience.”
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Pocket Play Review: Bard on the Beach takes The Two Gentlemen of Verona back to the future
Bard on the Beach modernizes Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” with affection and creativity, revisiting the famously unsatisfying ending to give a modern audience reason to cheer.
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