“Anyone can play Hamlet,” or so says one of the many voices in this one-man show. That is, of course, a rather different statement than saying ‘anyone can play Hamlet well’. In any case, Re-Member Me seems to refute the notion, suggesting there are quite a few actors out there who would love to play the title role in Hamlet but for whatever reason won’t get the opportunity to do so. Both the play’s title and its narrative put forward the idea that what has given Shakespeare’s Hamlet such high … [Read more...]
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Maureen Lipman in Rose by Martin Sherman
Rose is a 150-minute-long, one-woman play, written by Martin Sherman, which premiered in 1999 at the Royal National Theatre when Olympia Dukakis played Rose followed by Janet Suzman in 2017. It was revived last year at Hope Mill Theatre featuring Maureen Lipman in the title role and has now transferred to London’s West End. The play follows the life of an 80-year-old Jewish woman, Rose, who takes us on a journey through her tumultuous life from Ukraine to Florida via the Warsaw Ghetto, Atlantic … [Read more...]
Breakin’ Convention Presents: The Ruggeds State Shift
It’s unusual, I’ll give it that much, with three very different sections to this brief performance. The first made more sense to me than the second, and the second more than the third – which is quite an achievement given that the second involved no dancing at all, in a dance show. It does, however, give Jessy ‘Boi Beige’ Kemper an opportunity to demonstrate his music-making skills. Rightly, he saves his best music for last, even if early on in his set I felt transported back decades, to those … [Read more...]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Globe Theatre
Anyone that knows me is aware that not only do I love a bit of Shakespeare but there is one of the Bard’s plays I really don’t get on with. I’ve seen it a few times and for some reason, it's always frustrated me. The play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream and after the last time, I said I would never review it again. However, when I was offered a chance to see the play at The Globe, I decided to give it one more go, so along the South Bank I went. Because life isn’t difficult enough A … [Read more...]
Macready! Dickens’ Theatrical Friend at Jack Studio Theatre
William Charles Macready (1793-1873), as portrayed in this production by Mark Stratford, originally had his sights on the University of Oxford, and then the Bar, but through circumstances explained in the narrative ended up following his father into the world of theatre. The show credits him with having contributed to the establishment of various practices in the theatre – including the introduction of numbered seating in the stalls at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which he managed from 1841 to … [Read more...]