| Shakespeare's Villains | |
| Characters: | One |
| Premiere: | 7 July 1998 |
| Place: | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London |
| Orig Lang: | 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 Berkoff's 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]
Performed around the world by Berkoff since 1998, the piece explores and analyses Shakespeare's most villainous characters, including Iago, the Macbeths, Shylock and Richard III – characters who are inherently evil and whose situation leads them to do evil deeds, or who are at the mercy of an evil society.[4]