Shakespeare
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews “AS WE LIKE IT” a Taiwanese adaptation of Shakespeare with an all-female cast
Love flourishes no matter what in William Shakespeare´s As You Like It, a pastoral comedy from the early XVI Century. The play has been updated in a whimsical film with an entirely female cast and a kitsch touch. The directors dedicate their film to Shakespeare and to the patriarchy who would not allow female…
Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday with some queer & gender productions of his work online
To celebrate William Shakespeare’s April 26th birthday (he’s not quite 500 yet!) here are some great queer and gender productions of some of his finest plays available to view online Brit queer director Phyllida Lloyd mounted an all-female trilogy of plays comprising Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest playing at London’s Donmar Warehouse…
Macbeth (of the Oppressed)
There are seemingly endless ways to play any of Shakespeare’s great classic dramas and NY gets to see yet another interpretation of his Scottish tragedy Macbeth this Fall. Fab Marquee Productions are presenting Macbeth (of the Oppressed) at The 14th Street Y which will feature two real-life husbands in the starring roles, and with most of…
Flawless Fassbinder Slays as Macbeth
If William Shakespeare was still around to pick up his royalty checks he would have made more than a wee fortune from Macbeth alone. It’s been filmed almost 70 times already, with three versions being released this year alone. Out of all of these, the one due to hit US screens next month could be…
