Coriolanus (Shakespeare in the Park)
Coriolanus (Shakespeare in the Park)
75%
75%
(75 Ratings)
Positive
78%
Mixed
19%
Negative
3%
Members say
Great acting, Relevant, Slow, Intense, Disappointing

About the Show

Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan directs a modern-day version of Shakespeare's epic of democracy and demagoguery for The Public's free outdoor season.

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Critic Reviews (21)

The New York Times
August 5th, 2019

CRITIC’S PICK. "An Electrifying ‘Coriolanus,’ Addicted to War. Jonathan Cake finds the cracks in the macho surface of Shakespeare’s strangest tragic hero in Daniel Sullivan’s fiery production in Central Park."
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Time Out New York
August 5th, 2019

★★★★ "Jonathan Cake is a glorious hunk of mess in Shakespeare in the Park's astute and timely production of 'Coriolanus,' a tragedy with a singularly disagreeable hero…The superb Cake brings a leaping physical energy to his performance...he delivers Shakespeare's winding verse with precision."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
August 6th, 2019

"A 'Coriolanus' Amid the Wreckage"
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New Yorker
August 12th, 2019

"Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge take pains to dredge up feelings of audience profundity, and the Public presents a colorful new rendition at Shakespeare in the Park."
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The Wall Street Journal
August 8th, 2019

"Betraying the Bard: At Shakespeare in the Park, a well-staged but ill-conceived production of Shakespeare’s most explicitly political play."
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Variety
August 6th, 2019

"Jonathan Cake takes on the unforgiving title role in Shakespeare’s rarely seen 'Coriolanus' -- and runs with it to a glorious finish."
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The Hollywood Reporter
August 5th, 2019

"Jonathan Cake and Kate Burton star in the Central Park production of Shakespeare's lesser-known, politically resonant tragedy."
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AM New York
August 5th, 2019

"Shakespeare in the Park production misses the mark."
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