All the Devils are Here, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Patrick Page is back again at Shakespeare Theatre Company, this time with a question in hand: how much did Shakespeare create our understanding of a villain, and how can we track the evolutions of his villains across his playwrighting career? Over the course of an evening called All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain , Page embodies a score of characters from Shakespeare with even a toe dipped into morality plays and the work of Christopher Marlowe. Patrick Page in All the Devils are Here . Photo by Julieta Cervantes. It is always worth stating that Patrick Page is an excellent Shakespearean actor, with a titanic grasp of the text and a nimble ability to convey a multitude of nuances in every beat. A one-man show such as this is a perfect vessel for his talents, combining an affable direct address to the audience with the choicest cuts from Shakespeare’s plays, ranging from Aaron the Moor to Shylock to both Macbeths. Villains reveal their motivations, or make the...
