Howard Shapiro

Richard II became King of England when he was 10, and in William Shakespeare’s account of the last year of his reign in 1399 before ...

Shouting “fire!” in a crowded theater is forbidden, but what about setting a fire in a crowded theater? That’s ...

The three short one-acts that comprise “A Night with Lady G” offer a rarely seen glimpse into the roots of modern Irish theat ...

At sundown Thursday, a Jewish holy day, I went to see the opening of a play called “Bad Jews,” and I would’ve been way ...

Theory is great for illuminating ideas, but it can’t hold a candle to reality. The proof – threatrically, at least – is at the ...

In the intriguing and very cool “Ciphers,” which is getting its American premiere from Inis Nua Theatre Company in Center Cit ...

It’s difficult enough to produce a plausible “Macbeth” on a stage inside a theater, so hats off to Revolution Shakespea ...

You never hear anything about the terrible real event that led Scottish playwright David Greig to create “The Events,” which ...

It’s hard to tell what’s more impressive about “Arcadia” – Tom Stoppard’s brilliant boil-over of ideas or ...

Sometimes you just have to bring in the big guns to wake up the near-dead – and in “The Addams Family,” of course, plenty o ...

It’s no wonder that audiences love “Love Letters” – even though it’s a play with basic costumes, little ma ...

It may not be everyone’s idea of “theater,” but the final Philly Fringe-produced show of the festival is nevertheless a ...