Spanish Tragedy
October 21, 2009
Writing about web page http://www.arcolatheatre.com/?action=showtemplate&sid=366 I’d completely missed this: a production of The Spanish Tragedy at the Arcola in London. Rather desperate to see this, but don’t think there’s any chance of me getting down to London before November 14th. If you’ve never seen or read this play, book now – essential viewing, particularly if …
The Beggar’s Opera (Vanishing Point) @ The Belgrade Theatre
Writing about web page http://www.belgrade.co.uk/site/scripts/show_details.php?showID=367 A recurring complaint raised at the recent reviewing conference was the tendency of reviews to prioritise directorial concept over all else, at the detriment of detailed discussion of acting, design, text and other elements. It’s a fair complaint, though perhaps inevitable when discussing productions of 16th, 17th and 18th century …
RSC 2010
October 12, 2009
Writing about web page http://www.rsc.org.uk/press/420_8861.aspx The RSC’s plans for 2010 have been announced in a little more detail now, and it’s looking to be an interesting year! On the Shakespeare front, David Farr’s Lear should be interesting, particularly as it’s the first play this ensemble are performing that is usually a star vehicle. Rupert Goold’s …
All’s Well that Ends Well (NT Live) @ Warwick Arts Centre Cinema
October 2, 2009
Writing about web page http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=52899 Nicholas Hytner, in an interview with Alex Jennings that preceded the National Theatre’s second NT Live broadcast, qualified the expectations for this experimental programme in a way which chimed more with my own expectations. The broadcast of Phedre back in June was preceded by rather hyperbolic and over-ambitious suggestions that …
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