Washington Speaks

Reviews and notices of events in Washington, D.C. including, but not limited to, the performing arts, speakers, authors, lectures, meetings, books, movies, cycling, hockey games, exhibitions, buildings, and an occasional post about other places and things.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Royal Shakespeare's outstanding 'Hamnet' at Shakespeare Theatre Company

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  Rory Alexander and Kemi-Bo Jacobs as William and Agnes Shakespeare in   Hamnet at Shakespeare Theatre Company / Photo by Kyle Flubacker A...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

'Head over Heels' in love at Prince William Little Theatre

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  From left: Pamela (Brittany Washington), King Basilius (Chris Anderson), Queen Gynecia (Jolene Vettese), Dametus (Andrew Morin), Mopsa (Me...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

'Elvis in Concert,' yes, he is!

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Elvis is alive and well up on the big screen and the surround sound music takes you there!   It’s a must see at IMAX!   Let the foot ta...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

WWII German prisoners in the Soviet Union

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That’s the subject of Susan Grunewald ’s new book   From Incarceration to Repatriation: German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union  (2024) ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Shakespeare's 'On Beckett' is Oh, Beckett!

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 Bill Irwin is Samuel Beckett in Shakespeare Theatre Company's On Beckett /  by Craig Schwartz   Bill Irwin   is a Tony Award winning ac...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Sayonara to Philadelphia's super surrealist show

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art/ photo by Patricia Leslie It's not too late to get on the train and head north to Philadelphia to celebr...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Barnes's spectacular Rousseau ends Feb. 22

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  Portrait of a Woman in a Landscape,  1899, Barnes Foundation.  This may be Rousseau's mother who died the next year.  The church spire...
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