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Shakespeare Bulletin
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Peer-reviewed quarterly journal, publishing articles at the cutting edge of early modern performance studies. Posts by Dr. Peter Kirwan and Katy Shinas.
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 43.2 is now published via Project Muse! In this open-access issue, scholars and practitioners engage in conversations across time, media, and geographic distance.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55948
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Sujata Iyengar’s article, “Dreams Deferred: Joseph Papp’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1964) and Gloria Naylor’s “Cora Lee””. Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article!

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Emma Katherine Atwood and Olivia Soileau review Resurgens Theatre Company’s 2024 production of Tamburlaine the Great, Part One and Part Two, dir. Brent Griffin.

🎭: resurgenstheatre.org/past-product...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/971402

📷: John Michael Hoke
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Katie O’Hare reviews The Guthrie Theater’s 2024 productions of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V, dir. Joseph Haj.

🎭: www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/971400

📷: Dan Norman
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Justin B. Hopkins reviews New York Circus Project’s 2024 production of Hamlet, created by Sam Landa and Emma Owens.

🎭: www.newyorkcircusproject.org/hamlet

📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/971397

📷: Steve Sarafian
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Terri Bourus reviews Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s 2024 production of Henry V, dir. Edward Hall.

🎭: www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

📷: Liz Lauren
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Joseph F. Stephenson reviews Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2024 production of The Taming of the Shrew, dir. Jude Christian.

🎭: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/the...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

📷: Helen Murray
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Louise Geddes and Nora Williams’ Afterword of Shakespeare Bulletin Issue 43.1, “The Fantasy of Relevance on the Shakespearean Stage”. Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article!

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Donovan Sherman’s article, “Whiteness and Witness: Fat Ham’s Classicism”. Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article! All resources are included in the link in our bio.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 43.1 is now published! Now fully open access, this issue features a cluster of essays edited by Louise Geddes and Nora J. Williams reflecting on casting, race, community, and tragedy in productions performed on and off Broadway.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55715
October 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Claire Kimball’s open-access article, “Photographing Early Modern Drama in Performance: A Visual Dramaturgy.” Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article!

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
May 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Jennifer T. Birkett’s open-access article, “New Solutions to Old Problems: Gender Equity and the 50/50 Shakespeare Project.” Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article!

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956896
May 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Vanessa I. Corredera reviews the Globe’s 2024 production of Much Ado About Nothing, dir. Sean Holmes.

🎭: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/muc...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956911

📷: Marc Brenner
May 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Dan Venning reviews FRIGID New York, Something from Abroad, and Quemoción’s 2023 production of Hamlet: La Telenovela, dir. Federico Mallet.

🎭: frigid.nyc/something-fr...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956910

📷: Miguel Garzón Martínez
May 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Dan Venning reviews Patrick Page’s 2023 production of All the Devils are Here, dir Simon Godwin.

🎭: allthedevilsplay.com

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956910

📷: Julieta Cervantes
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Burak Urucu reviews Moda Sahnesi’s 2024 production of Othello, dir. Kemal Aydoğan.

🎭: www.modasahnesi.com/events/othel...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956909

📷: Orçun Kaya
May 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Anna Kamaralli reviews Sport for Jove’s 2024 production of I Hate People; or Timon of Athens, dir. Margaret Thanos.

🎭: www.sportforjove.com.au/timon-of-ath...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956908

📷: Kathy Luu
April 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Liesl Jensen reviews the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s 2024 production of Arden of Faversham.

🎭: cupresents.org/performance/...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956907

📷: Jennifer M. Koskinen
April 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Erin Julian reviews Crow’s Theatre’s 2024 production of The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It, created by Cliff Cardinal.

🎭: www.mirvish.com/shows/the-la...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956906

📷: Dahlia Katz
April 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Check out the full interview with Jennifer on our YouTube!

🎥: youtu.be/n2BPTa8ajcY
Interview with Jennifer Low
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April 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Here's a sneak peak of our interview with Jennifer Low, the editor of the special reviews section on the Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival.
April 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 42.4 features Claire Kimball's essay on visual dramaturgy, Jennifer Birkett's essay on the 50/50 Shakespeare project, and a special reviews section on the Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/53960
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The countdown to 42.4 begins! Stay tuned for articles from Claire Kimball and Jennifer T. Birkett, as well as a special section of reviews on the Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival.
March 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Let's look at Joe Falocco's article, "Performance Scripts of Richard III throughout Theatrical History"!

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
March 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Let's take a look at Katheryn Thompson's article, "Knives and Femininity on the Early Modern Stage"!

📰 : muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
March 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM