Monthly Archives: June 2018

Coriolanus

Robert Lepage blew the doors off with his first Stratford Festival directing job. His vision, combined with the talents of his technical crew and the amazing performances of the Stratford actors delivered an amazing evening of theatre.  The buzz in … Continue reading

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Bronte:the world without

I have nothing but good things to say about the three actors who starred in this play. Berryl Bain, who played Charlotte Bronte and Andre Rankin who played Anne Bronte are both making their Stratford debuts this season and are … Continue reading

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Macbeth

As we are big fans of Rory Kinnear, we were delighted to catch the encore NTL presentation of Macbeth. It was an interesting and very bleak production, set in some kind of post apocalyptic world, where war and battles seem … Continue reading

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La Bete

Maybe we were  still too jet lagged to appreciate the humour in this play. Maybe the lead character was too much like the Beast who is the leader of the US right now, although the director and cast were not … Continue reading

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Vagina Monologues

I have long wanted to see this play, but kept missing it, so when the chance came to go the Lyric Theatre in Belfast to see it, we did. Google maps told us that the theatre was only 2.2 km … Continue reading

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Julius Caesar

This NTL production is by far the best Julius Caesar I have ever seen. The cast was fantastic, with Ben Wishaw as Brutus and David Morrissey as Mark Anthony, among others. A couple of the usual men’s roles were played … Continue reading

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