Peter Kirwan
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Rough Magyck (Forkbeard Fantasy) @ The Cube
October 26, 2006
The first Cube production, by a company who specialise in multimedia presentation- and I hardly know where to begin. Entering the foyer of the theatre, the audience were all given lunchboxes with a range of ‘souvenirs’ inside (including fairy liquid and a complimentary peanut). Our evening was to be conducted by Hamlet Holidays and Arden …
The Cube
A quick post before my next review- The Cube is now open! The Cube is a pretty impressive sight to anyone familiar with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The space itself is built right up to the proscenium arch, and juts out right over the main body of the stalls. Surrounded by four walls- with the …
Timon Of Athens (Cardboard Citizens) @ The Shakespeare Centre
October 25, 2006
Coming up the stairs of the Shakespeare Centre, we were all given a badge and asked to fill in our name, job title and salary bracket. Then, escorted into a room decorated for a corporate training event, we were fed gold chocolate bars, made comfortable and treated to a series of motivational speeches and powerpoint …
Antony and Cleopatra (RSC) @ The Swan Theatre
October 15, 2006
Last night’s play was the wonderful, universally lauded ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ starring Patrick Stewart and Harriet Walter, which I reviewed way back when I first started this blog. Then, though, I was standing in the top gallery of the Swan. Tonight, I was on the front row, at times mere inches from the actors. And …
‘Julius Caesar’ and ‘The Tempest’ (RSC) @ The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
October 12, 2006
Two entries for the price of one today, as I’ve been back to see two plays that for various reasons I didn’t fully digest first time I saw them. Many thanks to our sponsors at the CAPITAL centre for transport and cheap tickets! ‘Julius Caesar’ first. The interesting thing about seeing this production again was …
Regime Change (RSC/BBC Radio 3) @ The Swan Theatre
October 10, 2006
The first excitement of today was getting the free programme and seeing the cast list. Not only were several of the best actors of the ‘Julius Caesar’/’Tempest’ company (including Julian Bleach, Mariah Gale, John Hopkins, Joseph Alessi, David Rubin and Golda Rosheuvel) involved, but for this event only the fantastic actor Henry Goodman had come …
Responses
October 3, 2006
The next ‘new’ thing in the Complete Works festival is the start of the Responses. These are new plays, reflecting Shakespeare’s plays in new settings and texts to reflect new concerns. I’m quite excited about these. While the traditional productions are great, I’m always excited to see how Shakespeare is translated into new forms. One …
A moment of excitement
September 24, 2006
Words cannot express how excited I am about this production….. Coming soon- Hallowe’en!
Cymbeline (Kneehigh) @ The Swan Theatre
September 21, 2006
Without beating around the bush, this production was simply breathtaking, one of the most complete pieces of theatre I’ve seen in a long time, and the perfect antidote to the sober and dull ‘Measure For Measure’ of last week. I’ve seen a lot of Kneehigh Theatre’s work in the past, but this was without the …
Practising Theatre with John Barton @ The Swan Theatre
September 16, 2006
This morning’s special event was a two hour workshop with advisory director John Barton and about 15 members of the current RSC ensemble. A packed out ground floor of the Swan Theatre watched the co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company take the actors through two speeches from ‘Henry V’- the Chorus at the start of …
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