Review: RSC, Romeo and Juliet

A chorus of voices clamour to be heard, their cries becoming 140-character-length statements, loaded with meaning but exclaimed nevertheless...

There was much anticipation for the RSC's 2018 production of Romeo and Juliet, which promised a fresh, modern retelling by a youthful cast. Yet with the Globe's abstract 2017 production still fresh in people's minds, and with the RSC's recent Macbeth pushing modernisation to inaccessible levels, audiences could have been apprehensive about how the production would be handled. But under Erica Whyman's experienced direction and Tom Piper's acclaimed design, the production excelled. Here's my thoughts. 

Review: Shakespeare's Globe, King Lear

Wild and lost, here is where they find themselves: stumbling up and on to the stage of an abandoned theatre...

When I heard that Shakespeare's Globe were getting in on the latest trend of theatre-to-cinema broadcasting, I was thrilled, and determined to see it. In this way, I could experience a top-class Shakespeare production without making the arduous trip down to London. Especially exciting was that the production was King Lear, one of my favourite plays. Here's my thoughts.