Something wicked and wonderful is currently underway in the Docklands. A towering grey concrete block of flats is playing host to a tremendous adaptation of Macbeth, done by imaginative and immersive theatre company RIFT (formerly Retz, and previously visited for an excellent performance of The Trial.) For this telling of Macbeth, the play is set […]
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The Globe Theatre is currently playing Simon Armitage’s very well written and easy to follow “The Last Days of Troy.” It is set in and around the Trojan War as noted in Homer’s Illiad; in which Paris of Troy has taken Helen from her husband, the king of Sparta, and war is waged to return her […]
Whenever I’ve got an occasion that requires a bit of dressing up I feel more or less legally obligated to make something myself rather than buy costumes or accessories. This is partly motivated by the fact that I don’t have money to spare, but mainly motivated by the fact I feel I should be creative […]
After two incredible visits to Punchdrunk’s London-based immersive theatre spectacle The Drowned Man, I finally found myself in New York City to see their production of Sleep No More– a fully interactive interpretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The entire experience is a fantastic whirlwind adventure into the secrets, betrayal, and ambition prevalent in Macbeth. You live […]
I saw The Lightning Child this weekend – and I want to review it, because that’s what I do. I review things. So here’s the thing – it was good. It was sharp, clever, confusing- but amusedly so- and I want to sit down and say lovely things about it. But first, a confession! This is […]
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of seeing Jeremy Herrin’s adaptation of The Tempest of London’s Globe Theatre. I previously had seen both Tim Carroll’s and Lenka Udovivki’s versions of the Tempest, both excellent productions, so approached the show thinking it would be hard for Herrin to top the previous versions. The truth is, he […]
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