Poonperm Paitayawat

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Poonperm Paitayawat

Poonperm Paitayawat graduated from the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, and Royal Holloway, University of London with an MA in Shakespeare Studies and an MA in British Theatre Culture respectively. Though his passion lies in theatre and performance, he also writes articles and reviews on contemporary art for www.supersweet.org.

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Phèdre

Hytner makes a shrewd directorial choice to modernise Jean Racine’s 17th century classic tragedy and tackles it as a psychodrama.

Troilus and Cressida

There are some glimmers of directorial genius—Dunster triumphs when tackling the play’s sombre moments—but that, alone, is not enough to save the show.

Macbeth: Who Is That Bloodied Man?

Can a Shakespearean play work without Shakespeare’s language? Pawel Szkotak proves so in his nightmarishly perverse adaptation of Macbeth.

The Winter’s Tale

What else could be more representative of this transatlantic project than Sam Mendes relocating Sicilia and Bohemia to England and the US in the 18th century?

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