| Shakespeare's Villains | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Steven Berkoff |
| Characters | One |
| Date premiered | 7 July 1998 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Anthology |
Shakespeare's Villains is a one-man play, created and performed by Steven Berkoff.
Following its first run at London's Theatre Royal, Haymarket (7 July - 8 August 1998) where it was produced by Berkoffs East Productions and Marc Sinden (who also co-directed),[1][2] it was nominated for The Society of London Theatre Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.[3]
Still performed around the world by Berkoff, it explores and analyses Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Iago, the Macbeths, Shylock, Richard III – who are inherently evil and whose situation leads them to do evil deeds, or who are just at the mercy of an evil society.[4]