Category: Sunday Questions
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Theatres are starting to open again but a return to normality is a long way off. Some theatres have turned to the internet to show old and new work, have you embraced digital theatre during the lockdown? And will your habits change for the longer term? I've been impressed by the creativity of theatres in…
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This week's Sunday theatre question is about when the production design of a play doesn't quite work. It perhaps distracts or gets in the way of the play or maybe makes performing unnecessarily challenging for the actors. I've got a couple of examples that stick in my mind, one was a Shakespeare play at the…
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This Sunday's theatre question is inspired by a comment Ben Whishaw made in an interview about needing to do more Shakespeare. Watch the video to hear more about the question and my choice. Would love to hear what your choice would be, let me know in the comments. Some suggestions already made over on my…
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Sunday Theatre Questions started on my Instagram and FB channel back in February and I'm really enjoying reading the answers and stories. So, I thought I'd share some of them here, starting with my first Sunday Theatre Question: And here are some of the choices from the good theatre fans on Instagram – interesting that…
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Theatre makes a massive contribution to the UK whether it is in the jobs it creates, the billions it generates for the economy, the outreach programmes for local communities and of course what it gives to you and me as theatre-goers. Its future is at risk which is heartbreaking, in this Sunday's theatre question video…
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So what was it that sparked your love of theatre? I'm blaming Daniel Radcliffe for my obsession. Over on Instagram where I first posted this video there are already 'blames' for David Tennant in Hamlet and James McAvoy in The Ruling Class. It seems that I'm not the only one who gets a drug-like kick…
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On Desert Island Discs you get given the complete works of Shakespeare to take with you but what if instead of that you got to choose one production of one Shakespeare play? Tell me what you would choose – and why – in the comments. (Excuse the missing captions in the middle, Clips app is…
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Theatres may be closed but we can still talk and reminisce so this week's theatre question is about your favourite playwright. Leave your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ During this period of social distancing, there is still plenty of theatre available to watch online and I've compiled a list of some of what is available.…
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What a difference a week makes, now that theatres are closed what are you doing to get your fix? Let me know in the comments and apologies for the missing subtitles in the middle of the video, the Clips app had a moment. If you are looking for inspiration then I've started compiling a list…