REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” at Shakespeare & Company

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2009 “Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” – Romeo and Juliet, Act II, scene iii Romeo does not listen to Friar Laurence when he gives that advice. Young people never listen when we old folks tell them to slow down, be patient, time…

REVIEW: “The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid” at Shakespeare & Company

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 I confess that I don’t quite understand the current kiddy mania for all things piratical. But be that as it may, right now everyone loves pirates and so Shakespeare and Company is cashing in on the craze with their first-ever original free family…