The Loves of Shakespeare's Women
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Aug 18, 2004
Closed Aug 29, 2004

Playing at
Parker Theatre at the Algonquin Theatre

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

The Loves of Shakespeare's Women was inspired by John Gielgud's one-man show The Ages of Man. Solo performer Susannah York thought: "Why not an Ages of Women? Passionate women, comic women. Subtle, savage, submissive or scheming women. Young, old, jovial, grieving women." Familiar themes emerged when she delved into Shakespeare's canon. She began to see a uniting thread in these women's lives.

Presented by The Federal Bureau of Entertainment.

The performances on Wednesday, August 25 at 8pm and Sunday, August 29 at 2pm are signed for the hearing impaired. There are talk backs following the Wednesday matinees on August 18 and 25 and the Tuesday evening performance, August 24.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Parker Theatre at the Algonquin Theatre
123 E 24th St
New York, NY 10010

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

When Susannah York was introduced to movie audiences in The Greengage Summer, it was 1961 and she was a fresh-faced English model of youth and promise. She had a touch of the hoyden in her and more than a touch of intelligence. That she was blonde and English-rose pretty and that her wide smile was the kind that cameras dote on explains her immediate success. Before long, she was acting in the best '60s and '70s films with many of the world's best actors; she received an Oscar nomination for her performance in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).

Not a bad record, but it had its down side -- as York explains in her solo show, The Loves of Shakespeare's Women. The demanding film schedul[...]

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Reviewed by David Finkle on Aug 20, 2004