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'Tamburlaine' a fiery spectacle.(ARTS & CULTURE)(THEATER)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20071110
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Byline: Jayne Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Immensely rich in heated poetry and fire-starting notions about class and power, Christopher Marlowe's 1587 debut work, "Tamburlaine," is a towering achievement that is all the more astonishing when you realize the playwright was 23 when he wrote it.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, under the epic vision of Artistic Director Michael Kahn, brings the rarely produced play to Washington audiences for the first time ever and captures all its sweeping, far-flung pageantry.

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