Why attend the theatre? For art? For celebrity? For something else? Something more? There is a classical image of the theatre, that idea that going to see a play is for the educated classes of another age. Once it was considered a spectacle which only some could afford.
Month: Jun 2024
These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
Romeo and Juliet is a play which has been performed more times than we can record, yet each director attempts to bring something new to the classic love story. In the case of the Jamie Lloyd production, the first word I uttered afterwards was 'wow'. I feel this encapsulates all.
The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth
The first and most important rule of a garden play is that it must be fun. Let The Playhouse and The O'Reilly have their serious shows, the Trinity term garden play is an opportunity for a laugh both as cast and audience. This is a rule that the Trinity Players took to heart, director Alex Evers.
My Story is one of Betrayal and Deceit
Court life is one of backstabbing and allegiances, where every decision you make could dictate the difference between life and death. This idea is the central premise to Raynes' Virtue's Cloak, a play which traces the trial of Robert Carr and Francis Howard for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Wild Rose and Pearls 