The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival "The Taming of the Shrew" 2006 "The Tempest", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) " 2005 "Hamlet", "As You Like It" 2004 "Julius Caesar", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" 2003 "Othello", "Macbeth" 2002 "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", "King Lear", "Cymbeline" 2001 "Twelfth Night", "Measure for Measure", "Romeo and Juliet" 2000 "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Winter's Tale", "Hamlet" The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival is an annual Shakespearean theatre festival in Philadelphia. Every year, The Festival produces two or three productions of Shakespeare's plays. Starting out as the Red Heel
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) of the humor, the performances, and Branagh's lively direction, of which he wrote, "This film cements Branagh's status as a great director of Shakespeare, and perhaps of film in general, as well." Conversely, Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote the film a negative review, praising some moments as "invigorating fun", but ultimately calling it "overripe." Most of the negative criticisms focused on particular casting choices, notably Keanu Reeves as Don John, and Michael Keaton as Dogberry. For his performance in the film, Reeves was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, where he lost to Woody Harrelson