Not for the first time down by the Thames, genders are flipped, Cymbeline the Queen of a matriarchal Britain, resisting the demands for tribute from a machismo-sodden Italy. Her daughter, Innogen, is ...

Read our review of Cymbeline, starring Martina Laird and Gabrielle Brooks, now in performances at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse to 20 April. It’s ladies’ night at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse where the ...

It’s hard to get excited about this quirky, patchy, candle-lit production of one of the Bard’s weakest works Scanning the company biographies for this quirky, patchy, candle-lit production of ...

A rare find for Shakespeare collectors, Cymbeline returns to the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with vim and vigour. The Roman Empire is angry that Britain has not been paying her dues and war ...

This rarely-staged late Shakespearean romance gets a bold, vivid production from Jennifer Tang that matches its hectic mix of comedy, horror and absurdity. King Cymbeline here becomes a Queen (Martina ...

This production, at the 340-seat Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, was enough to convince me that’s an ill-deserved state of affairs – it’s a play that deserves to be better known. Written around ...

This rarely-staged late Shakespearean romance gets a bold, vivid production from Jennifer Tang that matches its hectic mix of comedy, horror and absurdity. King Cymbeline here becomes a Queen ...

The list goes on. It’s an odd choice for the Sam Wanamaker, but one supposes they must get bored of playing the big hits all the time and fancied themselves a challenge. The plot in this ...

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Among Shakespeare’s last and least-performed plays, this study of a deeply flawed king, unlikely disguises and paranoia over a lover’s fidelity can sometimes feel like a retread of the ...