Simon Callow in
Being Shakespeare
April 18 - 29, 2012
at the Broadway Playhouse,
175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago
A World's Stage Production
from England
by Jonathan Bate
directed by Tom Cairns
#1 Critics Choice Callow and Shakespeare: a brilliant combination.
The Times, London
The Play
Celebrated British star of stage and screen Simon Callow returns to Chicago with a tour de force solo performance that took the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm and played to great acclaim throughout its UK tour and West End engagement. Callow weaves together excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays and poems, breathing new life into his unforgettable characters and the real man behind the legend. Presented as part of CST’s World’s Stage, this unique portrait of the Bard follows Callow’s major international success The Mystery of Charles Dickens(Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Broadway and London’s West End) in addition to memorable film roles including Shakespeare in Love, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and A Room with a View. London’s Guardian raved, “we’ve had some fine one-man shows about Shakespeare from John Gielgud, Ian McKellen and Michael Pennington. But Simon Callow’s is among the very best... a memorably multidimensional picture of Shakespeare, steeped in scholarship and love.”
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Overview
Being Shakespeare combines narration and extracts from Shakespeare's own works to tell the story of his life.
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The Sonnet Man
Playwright Simon Callow recalls his experiences with Shakespeare and theater growing up.
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The Players
Creative Team
Jonathan Bate Writer
Tom Cairns Director
Bruno Poet Lighting Designer
Ben & Max Ringham Music and Sound Design
Cast
Simon Callow Performer