Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's most renowned and controversial work. Famous for being the first dramatised version of the Faustus tale, the play depicts the sinister aftermath of Faustus's decision to sell his soul to the Devil's henchman in exchange for power and knowledge. In the first-ever staging of this menacing drama at the Globe Theatre, Matthew Dunster's production features Paul Hilton as the arrogant, power-hungry Faustus and Arthur Darvill as the sardonic Mephistopheles, and includes several impressive magical stunts along the way.

每一部经典的两性文本都值得一次性转版的书写，更何况是《驯悍记》这样“三观可疑”的代表！在皇家莎士比亚剧团2019年全新制作的这一版中，1590年的英格兰变成了由女性掌控的世界，米诺拉正准备将她的儿子凯瑟琳卖给出价最高的人，彼特鲁乔带着婚约出现了。一场关乎性别与权力的斗争即将展开，这次还会是对女性的冒犯吗？
此版导演贾斯汀·奥迪伯特（Justin Audibert）颠覆了莎士比亚这部荒诞又活泼的喜剧，他将原作中的男性角色转变为女性并由女演员饰演，而女性角色则由男演员出演，这种彻底的性别转换实践具有丰富的娱乐性，巧妙挑衅了原著中对女性的物化，凸显了等级制度和两性权力的不公正；另外剧中突破性地选用了27名残疾人员参演，开启了他们与其他社会群体的合作。
在当代语境下实现这种性别转换也许更自然，但把它设定在莎士比亚的时代感觉更大胆。依然是伊丽莎白时期的英格兰，依然是《驯悍记》，当性与权力的平衡发生了戏剧性的惊人转变，必定会给予今天的观众更多思考。

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.