REVIEW: SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★★
Take six classically-trained actors, ensure they learn a cut-down version of Shakespeare‘s ‘Much Ado About Nothing‘, and perform it with one of the members brilliantly intoxicated – there is simply no better way to liven up the Bard! As beloved as Shakespearean works are, no one can deny that the modern spoken word has travelled […]
Coming to the West End in 2017 …
As 2016 draws to a close and with Christmas just a few days away, I’ve been thinking about the shows I’ve seen this year (over five hundred between my team I) and looking at what we have to look forward to in 2017. Here’s a look at what’s on where in 2017 … The […]
REVIEW: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST AND MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★★★
This double-bill by the Royal Shakespeare Company will delight everybody who prefers their Shakespeare play “as it was meant to be” starting with the lavish stage design by Simon Higlett reminiscent of the interior shots of Downton Abbey, a replica of the Elizabethan manor at Charlecote Park, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon. The production also features beautiful […]
REVIEW: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Selfridges’ reFASHIONed Theatre) ★★★★
As you may or may not know, Sir William Shakespeare fancied himself a bit of a comedian, occasionally taking a break amongst his usual feats of tragedy and historical dramas to create ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, written in (it is believed) about 1598-1599. The title of the play gives clues to the plot, which entails […]
REVIEW: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (St Paul’s Church)
Musical, magical madness. There is no other way to describe one of Iris Theatre’s Shakespearean productions – each summer they brave all weathers to bring the bard to the people via a promenade piece. They never fail to disappoint and Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Amy Draper, is no different. Claudio and Hero fall […]