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The plot of this late comedy set in Ancient Britain is so convoluted—with disguises, false identities, faked deaths and more—it has been suggested it was a private joke by Shakespeare. At the finale almost the entire cast appears, some from the cave where they've been hiding for most of the play, to add a piece to the puzzle's resolution.
Cheek by Jowl's Astonishing Cymbeline
Cymbeline has a reputation as one of Shakespeare’s hardest plays to stage. In Cheek By Jowl’s superb production at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod approach...
Cymbeline
Period written: 1609-1610 First known performance: 1610 Two gentlemen discuss King Cymbeline’s family, and the disappearance of his two young children 20 years before. Posthumus, in love with Cymbeline’s...
Cymbeline Concentrated, Not Diluted
A black background, exposed brick walls, four benches on stage, and some suggestions as props serve the six-person ensemble of Folding Chair Classical Theatre to present Cymbeline, a lengthy play with many characters...
Fractured Fairy Tale
Plucky, rebellious heroine? Check. Wicked stepmother? Check. True love? Check. Cymbeline has the all the earmarks of a classic fairy tale, with a few extra twists and...
Lincoln Center's Cymbeline a Spectacle for the Wise
Cymbeline is unabashedly a spectacle piece, and Lincoln Center Theater’s production, now at the Vivian Beaumont through January 6, 2008, makes the most of its grandiose fairytale qualities without resorting to Disney...
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