Who should lead in a land where the political rules are rapidly shifting and reordering, class revolt is raging, and basic food has become unaffordable? Is there a place for Coriolanus, a noble war ...

Jonathan Cake and Kate Burton star in the Central Park production of Shakespeare's lesser-known, politically resonant tragedy 'Coriolanus.' By Frank Scheck The new Shakespeare in the Park production ...

A drumbeat pounds as combat boots march quickly through the room to stand on the bottom two steps, one person on each. Soon, the shouts begin. The Roman commoners are hungry. They demand corn. And ...

Motoring on through the text at speed, this Coriolanus is mostly exasperated, progressing to all-out fury once his exasperation peaks. As an exemplar of the virtuous man of arms, he is possibly ...

In Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus,” two fierce rivals are vying to be top dog: the war-hero title character and Aufidius, a general of equal ambition and valor. The drama is set during hard times. As a ...