Part One
Some initial thoughts
What are they gonna do? Sad Café lose their lead singer who passes away prematurely. But the more they sit at home and lick their wounds, the more they realise that they are sitting on a back catalogue which most other bands can’t dream of. So as with all the great bands of yesteryear, they finally bite the bullet and head back out on the road.
Who: John Foxx and the Maths
Where: The Cargo, Shoreditch, London
When: 5th September 2012
Is it live or is it Memorex?
Surprising and delightful things from David Farr and The Tempest
What: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Where: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
When: 6th September 2012
Sorry nothing has been posted here for the last several weeks. I’ve been unwell and hope to get back to this as soon as possible with the rest of the baseball regular season, reviews and other things
What: Troilus and Cressida
Where: The Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
When: 9th August 2012
When: 26th July 2012
Where: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
What: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
When considering the RSC’s current production of “Twelfth Night”, it is helpful to separate out the plays two strands: the humorous and the romantic.
Where: The Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
When: 20th December 2011
What: Measure for Measure
What: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Where: Stratford-Upon-Avon
When: 4th of August 2011
This is the third play that the Royal Shakespeare Company have performed from the Shakespearean canon since the launch of their new theatre – and to say that I did not approach the grim exterior of that new theatre with much enthusiasm would have been something of an understatement.