Category: RSC
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Video transcript: The Cherry Orchard at the Swan Theatre in Stratford. The Cherry Orchard isn’t a favourite play of mine, but the cast – Kenneth Branagh, Helen Hunt, Bill Pullman – that’s what got me up to Stratford-upon-Avon for this. And it was amazing to see the cast. That was a real highlight for me,…
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Video transcript: The RSC has a new production of Henry V starring Alfred Enoch, who some of you may know from his days in Harry Potter But, he’s done a lot of stage and screen work since then, so it feels slightly mean bringing up his child role. It’s an interesting production. It blends nicely…
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Luke Thallon in Hamlet for the RSC I've seen a lot of Hamlet's, and watching director Rupert Goold and Luke Thallon's take on 'the Dane', it struck me that we haven't really had a mad Hamlet for a long time. The prince might say that he is putting on an antic disposition and, as Polonius…
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Love's Labour's Lost, starring Luke Thomson, is the play that got me back to Stratford. It's been years since I jumped on a train to the West Midlands as it's become more of a faff since direct trains from London were ditched (such an idiotic decision). Was it worth the journey? Director Emily Burns has…
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I love curtain calls at the end of plays. It's a revealing time when characters are shaken off – or not – when faces perhaps show the person underneath the acting mask. View from the stage at the RSC Swan Theatre. Photo Rev Stan They can also be a time of japes, fun and banter.…
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110+ plays and my first visit to the Edinburgh Fringe (15 plays in 6 days), 2018 was quite a year… Magic and memorable moments: Patsy Ferran in My Mum's A Twat, Royal Court. Photo: Helen Murray. Feeling part of the set: Sitting on a bean bag on the carpet in Patsy Ferran's 'bedroom' for My…