The Shakespeare Herald

Chronicle Your Shakespeare Performance Experience

At the end of August, some ISE team members ventured out to see a special production of Twelfth Night at the annual Victoria Fringe Festival. The Japanese Ryuzanji Company put on a Rakujuku Kabuki style adaptation of the play, set in imperial Japan. “Rakujuku” loosely translates as “having fun troupe,” and the actorsʼ energetic performance never betrayed their average age of 61. The ISE crew enjoyed the performance so much that Janelle ended up going back for another showing with her children. You can find our collaborative review of the innovative and entertaining production on the ISE Performance Chronicle.

Have you seen a Shakespeare production that you wish you could review? Are you a scholar, actor, student, or passionate theatergoer who loves to write? Weʼre always looking for more reviewers.

As an online journal devoted to contemporary Shakespeare theater reviews, the Chronicle provides a unique platform for theater practitioners, scholars, critics, and the general audience to analyze and discuss contemporary Shakespeare productions. The Chronicle calls attention to the different ways Shakespeare is performed around the world, and, through your contributions, will create a substantial and permanent database of informed criticism for future Shakespeare lovers and scholars. Photographs and other artifacts are heartily welcomed, and will be added to ISE's Shakespeare in Performance database.

The Chronicle allows you to browse or search the reviews, post a review, comment on and rate others' reviews, subscribe to receive email notification for a new review of a particular play, and search reviews for specific information.

If you are interested in contributing a review, please go to the site and create a logon id for yourself. You can enter details of a production, then review it. Or, if you prefer, you can email sipadmin@uvic.ca for more information.