Tweetingit: 4* The ancient and modern meet head on as social media lends a hand in this inventive production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tale. The techno phobe lurking deep within me is now under control thanks in no small part to the ever inventive Show Must Go Online. It’s difficult to imagine how a theatrical productionContinue reading “Review: 4**** Titus Andronicus The Show Must Go Online @robmyles #ShakespeareDeck #cultureduringquarantine #staycreative”
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Review: 3*** Antony and Cleopatra – RSC at Stratford-Upon-Avon @MarqueeArtsTV @TheRSC #staycreative
Tweetingit: 3* A well-drilled, highly talented cast go through the numbers and deliver a slick production. But this feels like an overly sterile approach to an infrequently staged play. Well three hours four minutes and thirty five seconds is a bit of a stretch even for a battle hardened theatre goer like me. But IContinue reading “Review: 3*** Antony and Cleopatra – RSC at Stratford-Upon-Avon @MarqueeArtsTV @TheRSC #staycreative”
Review: 3*** Macbeth – The Musical. White Bear Theatre #MacbeththeMusical @WhiteBearTheatr @StageSplinters
Tweetingit: 3* Shakespeare meets Avenue Q in a refreshing new treatment of the Scottish Play. The pub crowd will love it! Shakespeare productions are frequently accused of stuffiness and dense language. But just occasionally an adaptation will break down these barriers. Stage Splinters have produced just such a show with great imagination and potential. UsingContinue reading “Review: 3*** Macbeth – The Musical. White Bear Theatre #MacbeththeMusical @WhiteBearTheatr @StageSplinters”
Review: 4**** Hamlet – St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden @Iristheatre
Tweetingit: 4* A beautiful setting and confidently staged version of a classic Shakespeare tale. Even better the rain stayed away…hurrah! A damp early morning drizzle had thankfully given way to a bright, warm summerevening. Performers entertained a crowd on the piazza while an endless throng of tourists passed through. Open air productions are naturally aContinue reading “Review: 4**** Hamlet – St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden @Iristheatre”
Review: 4**** Romea & Julian The Bread & Roses @RomeaAndJulian @BreadandRosesTC
I arrived at the Bread & Roses a little dubious as I’m not exactly a Shakespeare buff, despite a deep appreciation for his language I do sometimes struggle if the story telling is not clear and confident. I was, however, reassured by the gender swapping title, that this interpretation would bring a fresh perspective onContinue reading “Review: 4**** Romea & Julian The Bread & Roses @RomeaAndJulian @BreadandRosesTC”
Review: 5***** Julius Caesar, Bridge Theatre #BenWishaw, #MichelleFairley @davemorrissey64 #DavidCalder #DoThis @_bridgetheatre
Tweetingit: 5* Just witnessed a stroke of genius. A timeless story of power that never dates. In the words of Caesar “Do this!” Friends, Romans, fellow countrymen, lend me your ears! So very apt, I felt obliged to quote Mark Antony in this handsome production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre. A new kidContinue reading “Review: 5***** Julius Caesar, Bridge Theatre #BenWishaw, #MichelleFairley @davemorrissey64 #DavidCalder #DoThis @_bridgetheatre”
Review – 4**** Shook up Shakespeare Presents: Holiday Humour, Phoenix Artists Club @ShookUpShakes @phoenixartistcb
#Tweetingit – 4**** Cross dressing, rapping characters set Shakespeare in a whole new light. The Bard would have approved! A short walk from Tottenham Court Road tube station, I easily found the Phoenix Artists Club tucked quite logically beneath the Phoenix Theatre. It immediately had the feel of a cosy, after hours private drinking club. AContinue reading “Review – 4**** Shook up Shakespeare Presents: Holiday Humour, Phoenix Artists Club @ShookUpShakes @phoenixartistcb”
Review: 4**** Much Ado About Nothing @FactionTheatre @Selfridges
After trawling through the sale rails in Oxford Street what better way to end the afternoon then with some fashion forward Shakespeare? Selfridges have launched an in-store theatre – The reFASHIONed Theatre to mark the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare’s death. Theatregoers will find themselves clearly among a fashion crowd as they are ushered intoContinue reading “Review: 4**** Much Ado About Nothing @FactionTheatre @Selfridges”
Review: 3*** Shook Up Shakespeare: Midsummer Madness @rosemarybranch @ShookUpShakes
#Tweetingit –3*** Shakespeare in a modern beat style, free sweeties and a party hat? Grab those ping pong balls and watch them go! Shook Up Shakespeare does pretty much what it says on the tin. Helen Watkinson and Roseanna Morris set the company up in 2015 to approach the works of Shakespeare with a new senseContinue reading “Review: 3*** Shook Up Shakespeare: Midsummer Madness @rosemarybranch @ShookUpShakes”
Richard III, St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden – Review
#Tweetingit – review in 140 characters: 4* Winter of discontent + my kingdom for a horse = Richard III alfresco style. The Iris Theatre could not have picked a better home than St Paul’s Church for their interactive, immersive approach to Shakespeare’s work. Built by stage designer Inigo Jones, the church has aContinue reading “Richard III, St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden – Review”
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