Dr. Samuel Johnson, in his Preface to Shakespeare, noted that ‘Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature.’ Shakespeare’s plays continue to…
At the height of the Greek Comedy of the ancient world, Aristophanes' plays were marked by coruscating political satire, rife with sexual and scatological innuendo. Unlike the…
No doubt some media outlets will find signs of political insurrection in this performance. And there clearly are restive elements in the artistic community who are gaining…