Women Beware Women, a 400 year old play by Thomas Middleton, is being given a lushly-costumed production by a fine classical company, Red Bull Theater. Intrigue, romance, honor and dishonor, deception, betrayal, murder-- it's a real soap opera of sin, and as a sample of its time, it's quite enjoyable, especially the pageantry in Act Two.
The entire company is first rate, and I found Liv Rooth (a sort of Nicole Kidman who can sing), Kathryn Meisle, Alex Morf (ala Mozart in Amadeus) and Geraint Wyn Davies to be particularly outstanding. The play does not have the wit or bite of Shakespeare or even Marlowe, but this excellent production, adapted and directed by Jesse Berger, with set by David Barber and splendid costumes by Clint Ramos, takes us beyond the limits of the play, to a pleasurable theatrical experience.
Opened:
December 9, 2008
Ended:
January 18, 2009
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Red Bull Theater
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
Theater at St. Clement's
Theater Address:
423 West 46 St.
Phone:
212-352-3101
Website:
redbulltheater.com
Genre:
Adventure
Director:
Jesse Berger
Review:
Cast:
Kathryn Meisle, Alex Morf, Liv Rooth, Geraint Wyn Davies
Technical:
Set: David Barber; Costumes: Clint Ramos
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
January 2009
