Shakespeare Tavern

07/03/06

Don't be soured by an unknowing reviewer

by nebula616 at Citysearch

If the previous reviewer knew anything about Shakespeare they would know that phallic references and other bawdy comedy was the norm. The majority of the Bard's audience was uneducated, so sexual jokes usually got the best reaction. Give the Tavern a second look, maybe the specific play wasn't to your liking, and if you don't want the food, they don't make you buy it-you can always eat before you go.

• Pros: actors are approachable, ambience, educational
• Cons: parking is a bit incovenient, food is good but a bit expensive

01/09/06

Like snaring front-row seats to the world premiere of "Romeo and Juliet" four centuries ago.

by Contributor at Citysearch

Overview
An innocuous exterior on Peachtree gives way to a comfortable venue with folksy medieval flair, meant to evoke Shakespeare's Globe theater. Wooden tables flank an open stage tailor-made for Elizabethan drama, and a wooden balcony hangs overhead. Patrons further get into the period mood by dining on authentic pub fare (shepherd's pie, Cornish patsy) and washing it down with Irish ale.

The Experience
The New American Shakespeare Tavern is dedicated to presenting the Bard's works as they were intended to be seen, in as approximate a setting as possible. That means medieval dress, expertly choreographed swordfights, an intimate connection between characters and audience and no artsy conceptualizations (cowboys, street gangs, etc.). But Shakespeare isn't the only playwright on the bill; the Tavern also often stages works from such acclaimed scribes as Tennessee Williams, Christopher Marlowe and George Bernard Shaw.

10/16/02

Even Will Would Approve

by scbadiva at Citysearch

I went with a group of people and had a BLAST. The food was okay but the apple pie a la mode was absolutely DELISH. Fun evening and the quality of the production was surprisingly good. I've gone back several times for different productions and it has been consistently professional - including quite elaborate costuming.