Aug 3, 2009 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Rather than talk about the show (there are reviews all over the place), here are a few images from KING LEAR at the Shakespeare theatre. The Stocking of Kent. I'm kneeling, holding the irascible Project Manager of Shanghai Low Theatricals, Mr. Steve Pickering. The...
Jul 20, 2009 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Ah, how time flies. We're a week out from closing the show (for now), bringing an end to my DC soujourn. But what a couple of months. Since last I wrote, I've met Jane Seymour, James Keach, James Cromwell, and Linda Carter. Christopher Hitchins and Rahm...
Jul 9, 2009 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel - Theatre - Writing
The second chapter of HER MAJESTY'S WILL is up and posted at the Shanghai Low Theatricals site. Continuing the misadventures of young William Shakespeare as he falls into the company of failed-gentleman-turned-spy Kit Marlowe, this chapter finds them on the...
Jun 29, 2009 | Shakespeare - Theatre - Travel
…and LEAR is open! The reviews are fantastic, in that even when they hate it, they HATE it. There is no middle ground in this production. It's balls-out, literally. No one can walk away without strong feelings. The Washington Post loved it, the Washington...
May 1, 2009 | Books - Shakespeare - Writing
Next week, over at the Shanghai Low blog THE PENNY DREADFUL, we begin serializing HER MAJESTY'S WILL. It's an experiment on my part, as I close in on the end of the Roman novel and work on a silly pirate thing, to see if I can write a serial novel a la...
