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...particularly the Royal National Theatre, pick up prizes and plaudits for Shakespearean triumphs. But Shakespeare is the RSC's middle name and, keen to show that it's still the best, the company has mounted the Everest of Shakespearean projects: the entire history cycle from Richard II to Richard III. The eight plays tell the story of English politics and dynastic intrigue during a period when kingdoms could be won and lost in a matter of days and crowns bounced around the various protagonists like pinballs...
...policy of breaking the eight plays into two cycles of four seems crazy. The first group - Richard II, Henry IV parts I and II and Henry V - was launched back in March 2000 and finished last week. The second tranche, embracing the three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, continues in London until...
...each total artistic freedom. Hence, Steven Pimlott's modern-dress Richard II is followed by Michael Attenborough's period Henry IVs and Edward Hall's guns-and-missiles Henry V. Then it's back to robes and swords as Michael Boyd completes the cycle with Henry VIs and Richard III. While it is a jolt to finish, say, Richard II with his successor Henry IV in a business suit and then to start the next play with Henry suddenly in medieval garb, the different approaches demonstrate the works' universality...
...dental work b) the Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City c) rumored plans for release of The Blair Witch Project III d) ballpoint pens that leak when you chew on them...
...Counter was himself recognized for his 20-year directorship of the Foundation. Senior Associate Dean of the College Archie C. Epps III presented Counter with a silver platter, thanking him for enhancing "the quality of our common life...