Some productions play Shakespeare in what some people might term as traditional and it can be fine, but what I really enjoy is when I come across a production that takes risks, because when they come off, they can be exciting and memorable. Propeller’s The Comedy of Errors was such a production. Set in Mexico…
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Theatre: Shakespeare 1. Romeo and Juliet (RSC). 2. King Lear (RSC). 3. As You Like It (West Yorkshire Playhouse). 4. Measure for Measure (Almeida). 5. The Winter’s Tale (RSC/Roundhouse). 6. Henry IV part 2 (Globe). 7. Macbeth (Globe). 8. Antony and Cleopatra (RSC). 9. Antony and Cleopatra (Liverpool Playhouse). 10. Hamlet (The Crucible, Sheffield). 11.…
As we climbed the stairs up to the Circle at the Donmar, we could feel the heat hit us the higher we went. Wearing several layers of clothes because of the cold weather outside, it was clear that we were going to be hot through the production. It was very strange watching King Lear feeling so hot on a…
Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 