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All's Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
King John
King Lear
Love's Labour's Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III
Romeo & Juliet
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale
Riffs on Shakespeare
Thoughts on Shakespeare
The collected reviews of internationally acclaimed theatre critic Robert Cushman.
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The Collected
“Riffs on Shakespeare”
Reviews
in reverse chronological order
Featured
June 29, 2016
Stratford Festival
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Theatre
,
Contemporary
Passion and Wit Share the Stage; Shakespeare in Love a Delight
June 29, 2016
Stratford Festival
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Theatre
,
Contemporary
June 29, 2016
Stratford Festival
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Theatre
,
Contemporary
September 6, 2014
Shakespeare
,
Soulpepper
,
National Post
Legends Never Die; Soulpepper Puts Shakespeare on Shuffle and Quarters Glenn Gould, to Mixed Results
September 6, 2014
Shakespeare
,
Soulpepper
,
National Post
September 6, 2014
Shakespeare
,
Soulpepper
,
National Post
August 30, 2014
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare in the Ruff
,
Stratford Festival
Shakespeare Parts; Productions of Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline's Reign, a Variation on the Original, Provide a Study in Editing Contrasts
August 30, 2014
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare in the Ruff
,
Stratford Festival
August 30, 2014
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare in the Ruff
,
Stratford Festival
August 10, 2013
National Post
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
Here Comes the Bard Part: Martha Henry and Luke Humphrey are the main event in Taking Shakespeare
August 10, 2013
National Post
,
Shakespeare
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Stratford Festival
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Riffs on Shakespeare
August 10, 2013
National Post
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
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Riffs on Shakespeare
November 3, 2011
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
Oxford In Love: A new movie recycles the debunked theory that Shakespeare's works were written by Edward de Vere
November 3, 2011
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
November 3, 2011
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
June 19, 2010
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Musical
'Start to Finish, This is an Intoxicating Show'; Stratford Festival Begins with a Bang
June 19, 2010
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Musical
June 19, 2010
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Musical
March 27, 2010
National Post
,
Contemporary
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
Competing Visions of How to Play a Tree; Two Plays Set in the Woods Feature Actors in Arboreal Roles
March 27, 2010
National Post
,
Contemporary
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Riffs on Shakespeare
March 27, 2010
National Post
,
Contemporary
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
January 23, 2009
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
Buddies in Bad Times
Poetry of Personal Hells has Varied Outcomes; The Bard Does Double Duty in Monologues of Such Creatures
January 23, 2009
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
Buddies in Bad Times
January 23, 2009
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
Buddies in Bad Times
October 11, 2008
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Studio 180
After the Happily Ever After
October 11, 2008
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Studio 180
October 11, 2008
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Studio 180
July 30, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
,
National Post
Pieces Of What Stratford Should Be
July 30, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
,
National Post
July 30, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
,
National Post
July 23, 2008
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
Will the Real Shakespeare Please Stand Up
July 23, 2008
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
July 23, 2008
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
,
Shakespeare
July 10, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
A Life of Rhyme; Simon Callow is bringing to Stratford the closest thing Shakespeare had to an autobiography
July 10, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
July 10, 2008
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
August 3, 2007
Riffs on Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
A Tale of Old Billy the Bard
August 3, 2007
Riffs on Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
August 3, 2007
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
October 14, 2006
Soulpepper
,
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
William Webster Can't Escape King Lear; Plays Him Straight, and With a Twist
October 14, 2006
Soulpepper
,
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
October 14, 2006
Soulpepper
,
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
September 2, 2006
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
From Slings to Stratford: What the TV Series Reflects About Real Life
September 2, 2006
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
September 2, 2006
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
March 10, 2006
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
CBC
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
The Beeb Does the Bard: BBC Canada Updates Shakespeare for the Cellphone Set
March 10, 2006
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
CBC
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
March 10, 2006
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
CBC
,
Contemporary
,
National Post
November 1, 2004
Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
Doth Romeo Feel Inadequate?
November 1, 2004
Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
November 1, 2004
Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
December 8, 2003
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
And the Allusions Just Keep on Coming: Shakespeare Makes for Some Compelling Television
December 8, 2003
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
December 8, 2003
Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Stratford Festival
November 30, 2002
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Bluma Appel
Shakespeare as Inspired Plagiarist
November 30, 2002
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Bluma Appel
November 30, 2002
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Bluma Appel
October 16, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
A Kenetic Richard II Worth Raving About
October 16, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
October 16, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Theatre Passe Muraille
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
August 10, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
Bedford's Shining Strengths
August 10, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
August 10, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
June 22, 2002
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
Tom Patterson Theatre
Theatre Formed a Strong Connection
June 22, 2002
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
Tom Patterson Theatre
June 22, 2002
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
Tom Patterson Theatre
February 5, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
Always Just a Little Out of Step
February 5, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
February 5, 2002
Shakespeare
,
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
August 8, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Soulpepper
Dial MMMMMM For Murder
August 8, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Soulpepper
August 8, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Soulpepper
June 28, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
Davies Adaptation Doesn't Play Like One
June 28, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
June 28, 2001
Contemporary
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
March 27, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Canadian Stage
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
Tragically, These Heroines Remain Who They Are
March 27, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Canadian Stage
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
March 27, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Canadian Stage
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
February 6, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
Shakespeare Deserves Much Better Jokes
February 6, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
February 6, 2001
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Young People's Theatre
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
July 3, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
The Conscience of the Queen
July 3, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
July 3, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Stratford Festival
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
June 26, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Musical Bard
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
A William Shakespeare/Cole Porter/George Gershwin Co-Production
June 26, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Musical Bard
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
June 26, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
Musical Bard
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
April 24, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
Peeking at the Narrator's Diary
April 24, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare
April 24, 2000
Riffs on Shakespeare
,
National Post
,
Shakespeare