Category: Shakespeare

Two households, both alike in dignity,In 1920s Shanghai, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.  There is little that intrigues me more than the idea of retellings. Many say that it is our ability to tell stories that makes us human; I have to wonder whether the stories that withstand the test of time and remain in our collective consciousness as we tell them over and over again reveal the …