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2 1/2 Stars: In Thiessen’s admittedly “fast and loose” version of events, Mr. and Mrs. Shakespeare have a very special marriage. He’s a bisexual, leaning toward gay on the Kinsey scale. She doesn’t mind; she wants to continue bedding as many men as possible.
Read Full Review“…a work of imaginative breadth that touches on the essence of life: sex and death, and everything in between. Poetic and speculative with little grounding in historical fact, the play puts imaginative flesh on a biographical skeleton, for we know far less about Anne than we do about her famous, wordsmith husband.”
Read Full Review2 1/2 Stars: This Anne is a philosophical, even-tempered stoic, free from shows of blazing rage or maudlin self-pity. McKenna calmly and thoughtfully accepts her lot and gets on with life.
Read Full Review“…under the direction of Miles Potter, she sinks her teeth into the character of Shakespeare’s widow, Anne Hathaway, with the kind of skill and enthusiasm we’ve come to expect…”
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