There is a certain irony in that at the same time as Shakespeare’s Globe in London has parted company with its new(ish) director Emma Rice for being too technical, too untraditional and too innovative, that other great bastion dedicated to the works of the Bard, the Royal Shakespeare Company, has mounted a production that is, at times, more like a video game than a stage play.
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Inspired by Puccini’s opera La Bohème, the story focuses on a group of bohemian artists who struggle to maintain their friendships and their non-conformist ideals in New York’s East Village, in the mid nineties. Anna Fleischle’s stage design captures the very essence of street life with her brilliant recreation of the now famous corner of East 11th Street and Avenue B, delightfully utilising every inch of performance space . . . This production of Rent is magnificent, a theatrical event that will leave you feeling emotionally violated in the best way possible.
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Shakespeare his wife and the dog is wonderful look at the writer and his life, full of references for the diehard Shakespearian fans, but not too many as to confuse the audience members who know nothing about the man. Although there are many productions about Shakespeare and his life this piece is a joyful and humorous look at his later years in which sometimes can be glossed over as it shows him as a man, not as the world’s most famous playwright
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George Mann has brought a hugely impressive range of theatrical skills to this performance. He has a particularly fine voice, not unlike Patrick Stewart’s in moments of grandeur, and there are perhaps more occasions when he could afford to let it speak for itself, unadorned by additional effects. It was good to see so many young people in last night’s audience, transfixed by this most ancient of tales. This is a triumphant piece of story-telling; a breath-taking kaleidoscope of words, movement and sounds
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This is spoken word as good as it gets. Make a note to catch Wright next time he’s in town. While pollsters and pundits seem unable to take accurate readings of the political temperature, he can be relied upon to provide the truth serum we all seem to be missing.
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Is the spoken word a gift or a curse? Does it allow us to richly articulate our innermost thoughts, feelings and emotions, or does it mask what we really think? Lemons… is based on the premise that the government introduces a draconian law limiting everyone to using only 140 words a day.
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