McCarter Theatre presents the Octopus Theatricals Production of All The Devils Are Here
How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
Created & Performed by Patrick Page; Directed by Simon Godwin
Dubbed “The Villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Patrick Page (Hadestown) steps into the darkness and invites us along. In a tour-de-force performance, “one of America’s finest classical actors”(The Wall Street Journal) turns to the twisted motivations and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains, embodying Macbeth’s ruthless ambition, Iago’s seductive manipulation, Richard III’s gleeful cunning, Shylock’s fury, and more.
From king, to murderer, to mastermind, Page illuminates the Bard’s evolving conception of evil by delving into more than a dozen of his most wicked creations, offering a spellbinding masterclass on the most terrifying subject of them all: human nature.
Directed by Simon Godwin, Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company and former associate director of The National Theatre, London.
