Writers and directors of film adaptations for the stage must confront a particularly vexing dilemma. Do they render the ...

For almost 80 years, the New Canaan Town Players have taken community theater to new heights, and this season’s closing show, The Shawshank Redemption, is one of the most powerful plays you will ever ...

You can hate the justice system for convicting Andy Dufresne of double murder and sentencing him to consecutive life sentences, but you can't blame it. The opening sequence of "The Shawshank ...

The Shawshank Redemptionis commonly regarded as one of the best movies ever, and that’s partly thanks to one detail that was cut from the original Stephen King story. Based on the 1982 novella Rita ...

The Shawshank Redemption was an iconic 90s film and its shadow still looms large – which means bringing it to the stage must be quite a daunting task.

The concept of a movie being a "masterpiece" is often bandied about without much thought, with countless films now given the title of "greatest of all time." However, one film that is often given this ...

For many, the mention of The Shawshank Redemption instantly recalls the iconic 1994 film that brought Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, to life. Etched into the ...