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...study of the character of Richard II, Hyperion??s production is an undoubted success. By the end of the play there is a clear demarcation in quality between the scenes in which Richard appears and those in which he does not; such is the centrality of his character to the performance’s success. This is due both to the excellence of Kinsley’s performance and to the innovative angle Federman takes on the character. The rest of the play, however, feels weak and generic, failing to explore the themes of either the original play...
...exciting one. Set in the Roaring 20s, the company’s reinvention of “Twelfth Night” looks to wed the Shakespearian classic’s timeless comedy with the Jazz Age’s wonderful music, dance, and booze. The idea first surfaced during Hyperion??s search for a director. For the second year in a row, the company decided to have their production professionally directed. They knew they found their man in Shelley Bolman. “Shelley’s [application] just immediately stood out because he wrote about the play...
...music and theater at Harvard, why isn’t there a dedicated Shakespeare company?’” recalls Speedie. Within a year of its formation, the company achieved real and tangible success. Praise from famed actor John A. Lithgow ’67 during Hyperion??s first season firmly solidified the artistic reputation of the young company. “The debut production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ attracted hundreds of people for those four or five productions,” says Speedie. “Lithgow, who turned...
...theme to the play’s framework, leading to Richard III in fascist Italy or Romeo and Juliet at a post-apocalyptic rave. The third posits some new interpretation of a character that flows against the traditional grain, allowing a lovable, misunderstood Iago or a courageous, bloodthirsty Hamlet. Hyperion??s current version of Macbeth takes both the first and third avenues...
...There is a whole train of thought that says the witches are a part of Macbeth’s mind. They are his unconscious,” said Garber. “Othello needs Iago, Macbeth needs the witches and Hamlet needs the ghost.” Hyperion??s production helps physically realize that necessity as the witches serve as murderers and messengers...
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