Some Shakespeare plays stir the soul. This one stirs the question: where are Helena’s friends? Because if she had any, they would not let her obsess over Bertram. The Old Globe gives “All’s Well That ...

William Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well” has long been grouped with the Bard’s so-called “problem plays” because it defies easy classification. Although the play has situations like those in ...

“All’s Well That Ends Well” is considered by scholars of Shakespeare one of his “problem plays.” It falls somewhere between comedy and drama — though it’s categorized in his canon as a comedy. The ...

The plot of the ‘problem play’ may be a bit disjointed, but there’s humor and just enough poetic touches to make the outdoor theater experience memorable. One of the first Shakespeare plays I ever saw ...

Friskiness and romp are on the menu as the summer Shakespeare festival at San Diego’s venerable Old Globe Theatre (90 years running) gets underway for 2025. No cross-dressing, No Falstaff or forest ...