Pacino To Play Lear
February 4, 2009 by John Murphy
Filed under Al Pacino, King Lear, Michael Radford, Tragedies
Joblo.com is reporting that Michael Radford, director of 2004’s The Merchant of Venice, has just tapped Al Pacino to play King Lear! Response to this news will probably be mixed, but we’re personally very excited at the prospect of Pacino testing his acting chops after the execrable double-whammy of 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill (I [...]
Readers Rep Theatre, Portland: The Trial of Shylock
October 24, 2008 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bard Northwest, Motley Bard, Spinoffs, The Merchant of Venice
SHAKESPERE’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL STORY AS A DARK ONE-ACT PLAY
WHO: Readers Theatre Repertory
WHAT: THE TRIAL OF SHYLOCK
WHEN: November 15-16, 2008 8PM
WHERE: Blackfish Gallery, 420 NW 9th Av., Portland 97209
HOW MUCH: $8.00
RESERVATIONS: 503.295.4997; info@readerstheatrerep.org
Readers Theatre Repertory distills Shakespeare’s polemical play The Merchant of Venice to its darkest essence on November 15-16, with THE TRIAL OF SHYLOCK. RTR’s one-act offering is [...]
