Theatre: The Tempest
Royal Shakespeare Company, starring Patrick Stewart. Newcastle Theatre Royal.
This is the first time I have seen the RSC. I am a bit of a fan of live theatre, and indeed Shakespeare, so it was grand to see the big boys treading my local (recently enlarged) stage.
I saw a production of The Tempest several years back, staged at Tynemouth Priory. Thoroughly enjoyable and atmospheric it was too. However, making the jump from a local, amateur group to professionals of RSC calibre was quite something to behold.
The whole cast were excellent. The guy who played Ariel and the gal who played Miranda standing out in particular. There was, however, no doubt who the star of the show was. Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men fame, showed just what an accomplished actor he is. A quite brilliant performance I thought. Perhaps those with more Shakey/RSC experience may disagree, but he certainly impressed me.
It's performances such as this that make you want to go and see more theatre, and I certainly plan to. Including more RSC when they return for the Autumn 2007 season. I'd urge you lot to do the same.
References:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
This is the first time I have seen the RSC. I am a bit of a fan of live theatre, and indeed Shakespeare, so it was grand to see the big boys treading my local (recently enlarged) stage.
I saw a production of The Tempest several years back, staged at Tynemouth Priory. Thoroughly enjoyable and atmospheric it was too. However, making the jump from a local, amateur group to professionals of RSC calibre was quite something to behold.
The whole cast were excellent. The guy who played Ariel and the gal who played Miranda standing out in particular. There was, however, no doubt who the star of the show was. Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men fame, showed just what an accomplished actor he is. A quite brilliant performance I thought. Perhaps those with more Shakey/RSC experience may disagree, but he certainly impressed me.
It's performances such as this that make you want to go and see more theatre, and I certainly plan to. Including more RSC when they return for the Autumn 2007 season. I'd urge you lot to do the same.
References:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
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