Antonia Georieva’s play Muse is based on the life of surrealist photographer Dora Maar and her relationship with Pablo Picasso. As the audience enters, the entire cast are already present evoking the image of a Classical Greek Chorus. The play opens with the cast undertaking an inventory of Dora’s possessions: they note; her photographic equipment, […]
Pilgrims and Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes | Review
From the 3rd to the 11th of August the Orange Tree Theatre are showing four productions from emerging directors who have been studying on the Orange Tree and St Mary’s University MA Theatre Directing Course. Last night I saw two of these productions: Pilgrims by Elinor Cook, directed by Ellie Goodall and Sadness and Joy […]
The Mikvah Project | Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography
From the 3rd to the 11th of August the Orange Tree Theatre are showing four productions from emerging directors who have been studying on the Orange Tree and St Mary’s University MA Theatre Directing Course. On the opening evening of the festival, I saw two of these productions: The Mikvah Project by Josh Azouz, directed […]
Guildford Shakespeare Company’s Twelfth Night – 14th Open-Air Season
Having attended many productions by Guildford Shakespeare Company in the last few years my overwhelming feeling is how imaginative the company are in finding unique and special places to put on their productions. The audience may come to watch a play but many like me will also have discovered how lovely this historic town is. […]
Billy Bishop Goes To War at Southwark Playhouse | Review
I fell just a little bit in love with this production as I walked in, Daisy Blower’s set design is wonderful! The tiny performance area, just big enough for the cast of two is crammed with vintage items and topped off with parachutes. Oh, I would love to have helped put this together. Billy Bishop […]