Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s lavish production of Twelfth Night, (LINKED) with Adrian Edmondson as Malvolio. This also compares the RSC production with the three other major versions of this play in 2017.
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Posts Tagged ‘Christopher Luscombe’
Twelfth Night- RSC 2017 review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adrian Edmondson, Beruice Khan, Christopher Luscombe, Dinita Gohil, EshAlladi, John Hodgkinson, Kara Tointon, Michael Cochrane, Nicholas Bishop, Nigel Hess, Sarah Twomey, Vivien Parry on 11/11/2017| Leave a Comment »
Much Ado About Nothing – RSC 2016 review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chichester Festival Theatre, Chris Nayak, Christopher Luscombe, Edward Bennett, Jamie Newell, John Arthur, John Hodkinson, Lisa Dillon, Manchester Opera, Nick Haverson, Paige Carter, Rebecca Collingwood, Sam Alexander, Steven Pacey, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Tunji Kasim, William Bellchambers on 18/10/2016| Leave a Comment »
Much Ado About Nothing (LINKED) is at Chichester, Manchester then London for a long run. This is a revival of the 2014 RSC production directed by Christopher Luscombe, and paired with Love’s Labour’s Lost under the title Love’s Labour’s Won. For the revival they have reverted to the better-known main title. One of the funniest plays you will ever see. A perfect introduction to Shakespeare too.
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2016 Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chichester Festival Theate, Christopher Luscombe, Edward Bennett, Jamie Newall, John Hodgkinson, Lisa Dillon, Manchester Opera, Nick Haverson, Paige Carter, Peter McGovern, Rebecca Collingwood, Sam Alexander, Steven Pacey, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Tunji Kasim, William Belchambers on 18/10/2016| Leave a Comment »
The highly-acclaimed 2014-2015 RSC productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost (LINKED) and Much Ado About Nothing (aka Love’s Labour’s Won) have been revived, and they are running at Chichester before going to Manchester and London. Though I reviewed the 2014 version, the cast changes mean a new review. It’s even better now.
While The Sun Shines review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexandra Dowling, Christopher Luscombe, Jonathan Dryden-Taylore, Nicholas Bishop, Rob Heaps, Rupert Young, Tamla Kari, TerenceRattigan on 21/07/2016| Leave a Comment »
Review of Terence Rattigan’s While The Sun Shines (LINKED) at Bath Theatre Royal, directed by Christopher Luscombe with Alexandra Dowling and Tamla Kari from “The Musketeers” TV series. A pin-sharp beautifully directed farce, (though I have some issues with Rattigan’s dialogue).
Travels With My Aunt (musical) review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anthony Drewe, Christopher Luscombe, Daniel Lipman, George Stiles, Graham Greene, Haley Flaherty, Hugh Maynard, Jack Chissick, Patricia Hodge, Ron Cowen, Steven Pacey on 28/04/2016| Leave a Comment »
Link to Travels With My Aunt, in the new original musical version at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre. Patricia Hodge as Aunt Augusta and Steven Pacey as her bank manager nephew, Henry Pulling. A lot of fun, catch it at Chichester if you can.
Nell Gwynn Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amanda Lawrence, Angus Imrie, Anneika Rose, Christopher Luscombe, David Rintoul, David Sturzaker, Greg Haiste, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Jay Taylor, Jessica Swale, Nell Gwynn, Richard Katz, Sarah Woodward, Sasha Waddell, Shakespeare's Globe on 05/10/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale at the Globe Theatre (FOLLOW LINK). In the euphoria after seeing this production, we agree it’s “the best thing we’ve seen at the Globe.” A five star play featuring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Nell.
Love’s Labour’s Lost & Love’s Labour’s Won
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christopher Luscombe, David Horovitch, Edward Bennett, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Jamie Newall, John Hodgkinson, Leah Whittaker, Love's Labour's Lost, Love's Labour's Won, Michele Terry, Nick Haverson, RSC, Sam Alexander, Thomas Wheatley, Tunji Kasim, William Bellchambers on 12/10/2014| Leave a Comment »
The 2014 RSC productions linked Love’s Labour’s Lost with “Love’s Labour’s Won” which is actually a speculative alternative title for Much Ado About Nothing. Love’s Labour’s Lost was set in Summer 1914, just before World War One, and Love’s Labour’s Won was set at Christmas 1918 after the end. Long illustrated reviews of two first-rate RSC productions:
For the review of LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, follow this link.
For the review of LOVE’S LABOUR’S WON (or Much Ado About Nothing) follow the link.
