Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker Dec. 5-21 Shakespeare on the Paseo 2920 Paseo St. okshakes.org 405-235-3700 $10-$30 Combining jokes, treats, decorations and a small explosion, Christmas crackers are an only partially edible English yuletide tradition. According to BBC America, “a cracker is a three-chambered cardboard tube wrapped in brightly colored paper that is twisted to connect […]
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Lovers and madmen
To quote the Bard, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s 34th season starts with “love’s stories written in love’s richest books” and ends in “grim-visaged war.” Season opener A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a romantic comedy, is scheduled Thursday-June 23 and season finale Richard III, a story of brutality and betrayal, is scheduled Sept. 13-28, both at […]
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Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker! pulls audience members into the author’s 19th century world
Cast members invite volunteers from the crowd to dance or participate onstage in the interactive production.
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The Dressmaker entertains despite an overabundance of material
The Kate Winslet-helmed film is packed with complex storylines and different genres.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies effectively blends fictional worlds
Writer-director Burr Steers shows capable hands in the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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Reduxion experiments with Christmas
Cracker gets a go and free eggnog is included!
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‘Pride’ and joy
The Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and Oklahoma City University’s School of Theatre have teamed up to bring the beloved Jane Austen novel “Pride and Prejudice” to the stage. The OCT has performed plays based on literary works before, like Mary Shelley’s “Frankestein,” but this will be its first time performing an Austen adaptation. OCU students and […]