Links Hall and Chicago Shakespeare host two virtual interactive shows on isolation and connection.
Tag: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
In Six, Henry VIII’s wives come back as pop divas
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying.
A new Hamlet puts the prince of Denmark in a context all too familiar to many Chicagoans
Chicago Shakespeare’s staging draws upon the concept of a legacy interrupted and destroyed by racial violence.
Leave the Light On
The ghost light, a single bulb in an empty theater, is for safety—and superstition.
Two Pints pays tribute to human resilience and the power of Guinness
This Abbey Theatre import is unexpectedly wonderful.
Here are 19 shows to get you into the holiday spirit
Christmas trains, elves, bingo, showgirls, and many, many carols, plus the Quranic perspective and Hanukkah goblins.
Circolombia’s Acéléré is a story of old-fashioned romance and bodies launched into space by other bodies
The hour-long circus from Bogotá runs as part of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival.
Nell Gwynn is so breezy it almost floats away
Despite the best efforts of Chicago Shakespeare, the story lacks purpose.
BigMouth asks you to consider what Socrates, Malcolm X, and Ann Coulter have in common
Valentijn Dhaenens’s one-man show is designed to start a conversation.
Chicago Shakespeare presents an amped-up Midsummer Night’s Dream in the parks, the way it was sort of meant to be
Barbara Gaines’s adaptation includes hip-hop faeries, a cute lion, and abundant Chicagoiana.
Chicago Shakespeare’s Peter Pan is a soaring delight for both kids and adults
You may have to explain afterward that flying without a harness should not be attempted at home.
Chicago Doomed & Stoned Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
A screening of Full Metal Jacket in 35mm and more goings-on 6/1-6/3.
After all these years, we’re still Waiting for Godot
Ireland’s Druid Theatre brings Samuel Beckett’s forever-relevant play to Chicago.
Aaron Posner and Teller’s Macbeth is no Tempest
But the new Chicago Shakespeare production makes a worthwhile storm of its own.
Two British monarchs duke it out in Schiller’s Mary Stuart
A pair of 16th century queens explore what it means to be a woman in a so-called man’s profession.