The Tempest at the Globe
I took part in the As Yet Unnamed London podcast this week discussing the Globe’s production of Tempest. http://t.co/LAQDTFdwZc The discussion on The Tempest is at the end of the podcast.
Best of 2011
Here is my best of.. lists. The following post discusses what I thought about the year. Shakespeare in the Theatre 1. Romeo and Juliet (RSC at the RST) 2. Much Ado About Nothing (Globe) 3. Hamlet (The National Theatre) 4. Much Ado About Nothing (Wyndham’s) 5.The Comedy of Errors (Propeller at Sheffield) 6. Antony and Cleopatra with Katy Stephens and Darrell D’Silva (RSC…
The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest (Ripley Castle, Library Gardens York)
Open air Shakespeare is about having an entertaining afternoon/evening out, as much as it is about searching out that brilliant performance of Shakespearean production. Of course when going to any theatre, there is a hope it will be entertaining, but open air Shakespeare brings with it all the ritual of what you do before and…
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The Tempest – again (Sheffield Lyceum, 23rd April 2009)
Having seen this Baxter Theatre/RSC production in Stratford (Courtyard Theatre), I was really keen to see it in a different playing space. The proscenium arch theatre in Sheffield did present a very different viewing experience, but none of exceitement I felt when I saw the production in February was lost. In a proscenium arch theatre,…
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The Tempest (The Courtyard, 26th, 27th, 28th February 2009)
Wow, this is a production that as well as being entertaining, is also very political and makes you think. Superb casting of Antony Sher as Prospero and John Kani as Caliban really emphasises the postcolonial themes in the play. The play makes us think about the Caliban and Propsero relationship in terms of relationships…
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Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 