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Modern Shakespeare: Richard the Third at STC
/in Arts and Culture, Stage/Screen /by Natalia Kolenko“Now is the winter of our discontent.” The opening line of Richard the Third would have you believe that all hardships are over and only good days are to come. But as theatergoers attending Shakespeare Theatre Company’s (STC) upcoming production of Richard the Third will soon realize, anything but peace lies ahead. Directed by David […]
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