All The Devils Are Here NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (386)
See it if you want to watch one of the greatest Shakespearean actors walk you through his love of the villains.
Don't see it if you are looking for narrative storytelling.
See it if you like Shakespeare, his villains, and one of our great actors giving a master class; I would pay to listen to him read the telephone book.
Don't see it if you are a Luddite or only see musicals.
See it if You enjoy Shakespeare & would enjoy a brilliant actor performing & giving a master class on the villain’s place in lit & written by the Bard
Don't see it if You absolutely hate hate hate Shakespeare no matter who is performing, and don’t even want to hear about his work.
See it if You love Shakespeare. If you love great acting. One of the great Shakespeare actors of our time.
Don't see it if Can’t think of anything. It’s short, and very accessible.
See it if You want to see Patrick Page at his best - he never disappoints! It's worth going to see his mastery of acting.
Don't see it if You have trouble following intricate threads of detail. I may be in the minority here, but I didn't always get the character connections.
See it if you like Shakespeare, you are fascinated by villains, or if you enjoy great one-man acting.
Don't see it if you're not a native speaker; it was really hard to understand Shakespeare for me, so I missed a lot of dialogue. Read more
See it if You appreciate brilliant acting, Shakespeare or any fabulous playwright. Patrick Paige is amazing. A joy to watch; listen to; learn from.
Don't see it if you don’t like theater….
See it if you want a wonderful enchanting tour de force performance from Patrick Page
Don't see it if you don't like Shakespeare
Critic Reviews (16)
“Mr. Page is a consummately skilled classical actor—one of the country’s finest...and the show, which whips by at 80 minutes, is virtually all highlights...Annotating his portraits in wickedness with anecdotes and historical context both erudite and accessible, Mr. Page brings us into discomfiting intimacy with the characters he evokes.”
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The subtitle of Patrick Page’s absorbing and informative one-man show "All the Devils Are Here," “How Shakespeare Invented the Villain” is an actuate description of the content of his presentation. In a kind of lecture-performance, it is Page’s credible contention that Shakespeare took the Vice character (the villain from the Middle Ages’ Morality plays through Christopher Marlowe) and added psychological realism. Eventually in his last play, "The Tempest," Shakespeare was dealing with a character with a very worthy justification for revenge who finds compassion and empathy instead.
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“Mr. Page carries the mantel of Shakespeare with a devotion that is both logical and passionate. Within minutes of his entrance, we have caught the bug as well. We accept the invitation to board Page’s wagon train and head off for parts unknown. We are powerless to resist – and that is kind of the point of theatre, is it not?...ANYONE thinking about mounting Shakepeare should be required to see this show. ANYONE.”
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“I know many people who won’t willingly attend a performance of a Shakespeare play, people whose only exposure was reading 'Romeo and Juliet' aloud in junior high school. These folks wouldn’t consider an evening of Shakespeare as entertainment, but in skipping Page’s wonderful performance, they would certainly be missing out.”
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With his deep, resonant voice and buff body, Page is a mesmerizing performer; it’s easy to be carried away by his imposing stage presence. Director Simon Godwin expertly lets him strut his stuff as Page delivers a master class in villainy.
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“In his solo show, ‘All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain’, Patrick Page guides the audience on a journey of exploration and explanation. At the end, we may not entirely understand the nature of evil, but we certainly can identify and recognize extraordinary acting...’All the Devils Are Here’ is a master class on Shakespeare. But it is not delivered by an academic referencing notecards. It is offered by an actor who makes evil incarnate as these characters come to life onstage.”
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Page masterfully portrayed Shakespeare's villains developing in chronological succession.
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“In addition to being deeply entertaining and a triumph of craft, the show is genuinely informative: Page makes Shakespeare so approachable and alluring that both a novice and an expert could enjoy it and come away emotionally and intellectually gratified. ‘All the Devils Are Here’ is a must-see theatrical experience.”
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