Henry V
Main Street Theater’s ‘Henry V’ fights the good fight – Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle, March 27, 2013
War Is Hell But Main Street’s Production of Henry V Is Great – D.L. Groover, Houston Press, March 22, 2013
In Guy Roberts’ eyes, ‘Henry V’ is lesson in leadership and change – Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle, March 27, 2013
Guy Roberts: Into the Breech – Margaret Downing, Houston Press, March 20, 2013
Impressive HENRY V is Energetic, Brilliant, and Alluring – David Clarke, Broadway World, March 25, 2013
Saint Crispin’s Day Revisited – Dennis Abrams, Houstonia, March 28, 2013
Prague Shakespeare Company/Main Street Theater’s HENRY V is Magnificent Feast – Buzz Bellmont, Houston Chronicle Blog, March 22, 2013
Richard III
D. L. Groover, Houston Press
“Main Street Theater’s Richard III is punk-goth magnificence”
Time is majestically suspended. This is magnificent theatre.
Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle
“Exciting villainy drives Main Street’s Richard III”
First-rate…an ingenious and theatrically exciting rendition of this classic.
Buzz Bellmont, Houston Chronicle Online Critic
“Joint Production of Richard III is Brilliant, Ingenious Masterpiece”
The finest and most brilliant Richard III this critic has ever witnessed and, by far, the best production of any Shakespeare play of this decade in Houston theatre.
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Robert Donahoo, youhoustonnews.com
“…a wondrous and terrifying performance”
Imagine a world of evil, and the picture in the mind is likely to be dark, packed with incongruities, resounding in sharp bangs and moans, and have at its center a loathsome, writhing creature, multi-armed and grasping. This is the world that Main Street Theater plunges audiences into in an audacious and largely successful production of Shakespeare’s study of malformity, Richard III.
As You Like It
Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle
“As You Like It charms with wit and whimsy”
Director Guy Roberts treats his actors like sheep — and gets great results – in the Classical Theatre Company-Prague Shakespeare Company co-production of the merry romantic comedy As You Like It.
Loop Scoop, Houston
“Is that Shakespeare Anxiety kicking in yet? Relax. Breathe. As You Like It will make everything all better.”
There is a serious condition affecting millions of Americans every day. Does your tongue tie when someone mentions Macbeth? Do you suffer heart palpitations at the thought of reciting “thou” and “thy?” Do you respond to pop-culture Hamlet references with a mumble and a chin-to-chest reflex? If you suffer from any of these symptoms, you may have Shakespeare Anxiety Syndrome. My advice: take two doses of the Bard and call me in the morning.
Buzz Bellmont, Houston Chronicle Online Critic
“Prague Shakespeare Company/Classical Theatre Company Produce an AS YOU LIKE IT That You Will Love!”
The Prague Shakespeare Company, Guy Roberts Founder and Artistic Director, and the Classical Theatre Company, John Johnston, Founder and Artistic Director, have created the most exciting theatrical collaboration of the new millennium with rotating repertory productions of Shakespeare’s As You Like It and King Lear, both directed by Guy Roberts, starring Czech superstar Pavel Kříž and featuring a multinational company of performing artists from America and Europe.
King Lear
David Theis, Houston Press
A Masterful King Lear from The Prague Shakespeare Company
There is so much to praise in the Classical Theatre Company and The Prague Shakespeare Company’s joint production of King Lear (which is playing in repertory with As You Like It) that I could fill a short review by simply listing everyone in the cast and crew and remarking on their excellence.
One Man Hamlet
“Roberts shows he’s up to the undertaking immediately twisting and turning around the small stage hitting the different marks all the while never breaking the flow of the lines.” – The Loop Scoop, loopscoop.com
“I have finally fallen in love with Shakespeare…What a piece of work is this man, Guy Roberts…” – Buzz Bellmont, Houston Chronicle Online, Critic’s Critic
“In multi-character moments, Roberts keeps it fairly clear who’s who with simple changes of body language and more dramatic ones in voice characterization.” - Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle
“Roberts manages to jump from one character to another with just a toss of his head or a change in his voice, making it easy for the audience to keep up.” - Olivia Flores Alvarez, Houston Press
