Links Hall and Chicago Shakespeare host two virtual interactive shows on isolation and connection.
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In Six, Henry VIII’s wives come back as pop divas
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying.
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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.
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Leave the Light On
The ghost light, a single bulb in an empty theater, is for safety—and superstition.
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Two Pints pays tribute to human resilience and the power of Guinness
This Abbey Theatre import is unexpectedly wonderful.
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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.
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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.
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Nell Gwynn is so breezy it almost floats away
Despite the best efforts of Chicago Shakespeare, the story lacks purpose.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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After all these years, we’re still Waiting for Godot
Ireland’s Druid Theatre brings Samuel Beckett’s forever-relevant play to Chicago.
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Aaron Posner and Teller’s Macbeth is no Tempest
But the new Chicago Shakespeare production makes a worthwhile storm of its own.
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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.