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The Duchess [of Malfi] marks Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker ... the play’s original Jacobean setting. Marc Brenner The themes of women’s rights and patriarchal greed are culturally relevant ...
It’s important to remember when viewing the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s current production of The Duchess of Malfi that the Conservatory ... but because of the themes Webster explores.
Crimson fabric shrouds every inch of the set, even the floor, at the start of the new Off-Broadway production of “The Duchess of Malfi.” Eventually, that draping is ripped away to reveal the ...
The differences between John Webster’s 17th-century revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi and Zinnie Harris’ sparkily rewritten The Duchess (of Malfi) are apparent even before the lights come up.
This overstimulating, overstated adaptation of Jacobean tragedy The Duchess of Malfi struggles to find true dramatic depth. Written by English dramatist John Webster around 1612, the revenge ...
Guillem Morales said: “There are no better times than these to tell the story of The Duchess Of Malfi. Webster’s masterpiece is ready for new, young audiences as its themes are so relevant ...
Whittaker exudes battered nobility as she declares Webster’s famous line: “I am the Duchess of Malfi still.” Later, in an extrapolation of the scene where Antonio hears her voice echoing his ...
“There are no better times than these to tell the story of ‘The Duchess of Malfi.’ Webster’s masterpiece is ready for new, young audiences as its themes are so relevant today,” said Mora ...
It could equally describe the reaction to the visual splendor and sheer craft of Jamie Lloyd’s ferocious production of John Webster’s bloodstained 1613 tragedy “The Duchess of Malfi.” ...
The Duchess Of Malfi Royal National Theater: Lyttelton, London; 898 Seats; £34 ($55.50) Top Production: A Royal National Theater presentation of the play by John Webster in one act. Directed by ...
The recently widowed Duchess falls in love with her steward, Antonio. Her brothers, eager to keep her under their control, warn her not to remarry. But some things are worth fighting – and lying ...