Review Roundup: Coriolanus is “breathtaking” and “extraordinary”

DC Theatre Scene : 5 stars

  • “This reviewer has seen a half-dozen productions of this Coriolanus, but the Brave Spirits Theatre rendition is the most enthralling of the bunch.  Even if you have seen the play before, you haven’t seen Coriolanus in its full, dark glory unless you see this production.”

Theatre Bloom : 5 Stars

  • “This is an extraordinary Coriolanus: insightful, gripping, and painfully timely. It pulses with energy and powerful, immensely skilled performances. It’s very much a Coriolanus for right now, and must be experienced.”

DC Metro Theater Arts

  • “Brave Spirits Theatre has created a sharp, ferocious show which places the audience in the center of the action and transports them to the darkest corners of the human psyche— in a thoroughly enjoyable way. Don’t miss this one. We have a lot of fantastic Shakespeare theater in this area, but Brave Spirits more than holds their own— Coriolanus exceeds expectations and successfully pushes the boundaries in every way.”

Broadway World

  • “In usual Brave Spirits fashion, the whole cast is energetic and sells every second of the drama. Ensemble characters are flexible, and each player is a star.”

Shakespeareances

  • “Breathtaking in its pace, the scenes slipping from one to the next as the actors burst from the sides or from their seats into their first lines and responses. Breathtaking in its action, the milling rabble, the battling armies, the angry Volscian mob tearing Martius to pieces in the final scene. Breathtaking in its proximity … Breathtaking, too, is the acting.”