This scene has my heart. And I’m not alone. The emotional center of this play hangs on this scene that no doubt requires the most care and time in rehearsal. It is one of those Shakespeare scenes that should really be four different scenes, but Shakespeare doesn’t want to break the action. Twelfth Night, Midsummer, [...]

Venus and Adonis in Prospect Park – Part 1
What an exquisitely beautiful day here in Brooklyn. I’ve decided to dive into this most epic of love poems – Shakespeare’s first of this kind, and the one that made him first famous in London as a poet. It is completely enchanting. It speaks of so much imagination – or personal experience – or wish [...]
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“And Bill Barclay’s man-who-will-be-king continues right where it left off in “Part 1.” Thanks to Barclay’s multifaceted performance, we believe every step of Prince Hal’s transformation. Barclay looks as comfortable on the throne as he did during his frat-house shenanigans with Falstaff.”
“As Prince Harry, the always excellent Bill Barclay takes to heart Falstaff’s indecent tutelage, but over the course of the plays adds a Machiavellian twist, becoming increasingly cynical and power hungry – and thus more kingly. Barclay easily manages to convey both Harry the reckless and Harry the royal.”
“Barclay is charming, masterful with the poetry and clear in presenting Hal’s arch from a rebellious over-cocky gad-about to a young leader focused on honor and duty.”
“Barclay comes strongly into his own in “Part II,’’ especially during the reconciliation scene with Henry IV and during that chillingly inevitable moment when he repudiates Falstaff once and for all.”
“The most interesting of the lot is a fellow called the Bastard (a rollicking, driving turn by Bill Barclay)”
Complicated, bold, and charismatic, the Bastard is far more compelling than his uncle King John, and Barclay gives him all the energy and wit he needs to steal every scene he’s in.”
“Barclay transforms from rude and frolicsome youth and into lustful thrill-killer in a handful of heartbeats as he takes in Aaron’s exhortations to havoc – a slow, perverse grin creeps across his face, visually tracking his transformation from callow kid to remorseless predator.”
“Barclay displays exquisite comic timing.”
“Bill Barclay as the young composer shows his real life musical talent on the on-stage piano. The audience, meanwhile, was rolling in the aisles.”
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April 2, 2013
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March 10, 2013
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This is your Brain on Grants
February 13, 2013
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Henry IV part 1 Act II, Scene 3 at The English Restaurant
November 7, 2012
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Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 3 at the Folger Shakespeare Library
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HAMLET on Tour
COMPOSER
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Directed by Bill Buckhurst & Dominic Dromgoole
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Director of Music,
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MUSE ON FIRE: Shakespeare & The Music of the Spheres
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Tuesday, February 12 at 7pm
Sackler Studios, Bankside















