Our resident thespians Maddie Andrews and James Baxter-Derrington caught up with Marcus Griffiths, an actor juggling not one, but two, Shakespearean roles at the same time. Busy man. Luckily he kindly offered some time to fill us in on his time with the RSC. You’re doing both Cymbeline and Lear now, so how are you finding…
Read More Yet, all three played a heavy role in Imogen, the ‘renamed and reclaimed’ adaptation of Cymbeline, on at the Globe right now. Director, Matthew Dunster ensured Imogen was the centre of the play, considering she had more lines than the titular character, and in doing so refocuses the narrative. Shakespeare’s tragicomedy is a production full…
Read More Beneath the transcription of this interview, you can also find the recording to listen for yourself! If you’d like to read the review of 2 Become 1, click here. ‘/’ indicates a change of speaker So I’m here with the girls from ‘2 Become 1’ – Hi girls, good show, how are you? Good thanks,…
Read More As a male in his early 20’s I couldn’t believe my luck when I came across Swipe Right Theatre’s pop jukebox musical ‘2 Become 1’ at the Fringe. Having spent many an hour being sold shows that create a “dark, playful yet genuine vibe around the idea of mental health issues within a corrupt government…
Read More Runs until 27th August The RSC’s The Other Place, the Shakespeare Theatre’s equivalent of a hyperactive younger sibling, has reopened its doors to new and innovative performances. In a festival that calls on its plays to champion the inventive, and speak the unspeakable, The Other Place has welcomed a bevy of talent and provocateurs. The RSC seem…
Read More Runs until 13th August Revolt was a jumble of creative production which ranged from incredibly beautiful scenes, with detailed and elegant style, to a mess of overlapping and bewildering dialogue. The play serves as an examination of modern-day feminism, asking the key question: how can we change anything if our language remains the same? Birch…
Read More Runs until 27th August Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier, is a genuinely angry, eloquent, and important play, unfortunately hampered by the intensely pretentious production that housed this newly written piece by Somalia Seaton. The story of the hour details how Aisha (Donna Banya), a black schoolgirl, returns to college having been…
Read More Runs until 27th August For a play that was written to discuss ‘what is unsayable in the 21st century,’ Fraser Grace’s Always Orange was a frustratingly underwhelming hour from which we came away with little to say. The production was masterclass in mediocrity, but that’s not to suggest there weren’t moments of incredibly poignant prose,…
Read More Ahead of our trip to Stratford-upon-Avon for the RSC’s Making Mischief festival, Fraser Grace was kind enough to talk to us about his new play Always Orange, which was commissioned for the festival. Your play Always Orange started two days ago as part of the new Making Mischief Festival at the RSC – how’s the opening…
Read More This year marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, and it would seem only fitting for The Plough and The Stars to arrive at the National at the time it has.
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