Romeo and Juliet
Tuesday 8th March 2011 at the Curve, Leicester
Cast
Nurse/Prince… Louisa Eyo
Benvolio… Bryn Holding
Tybalt/Friar Lawrence… Richard James-Neale
Mercutio/Paris… Chris Lindon
Lady Capulet… Mary Rose
Juliet… Rachel Spicer
Capulet… William Travis
Romeo… Oliver Wilson
A free ticket to the theatre never goes amiss, especially not when combined with a free theatre ticket. And although the reviews had been mixed, it was thoughts like these which resulted in me accepting my eccentric headmaster's offer to attend this performance.
The Pilot Theatre used a floral motif for their piece as Lady Capulet takes the place of narrator, occupying a sort of purgatory as she mourns the death of her daughter. This device was an interesting concept, but sadly it did not always reflect itself entirely on stage. The setting was minimalist, a cast of eight took on the numerous roles, a move which required several costume changes. Fortunately, the changes worked well, in the case of Chris Lindon's Paris, I did not realise until perusing the program afterwards that he was the same actor who had played Mercutio. The modern approach was also well handled, (Romeo sporting a Spider-Man mask at the ball) although for once I have to agree with my headmaster, sometimes the bawdy gestures became excessive: "If I see one more pelvic thrust...!".
A free ticket to the theatre never goes amiss, especially not when combined with a free theatre ticket. And although the reviews had been mixed, it was thoughts like these which resulted in me accepting my eccentric headmaster's offer to attend this performance.
The Pilot Theatre used a floral motif for their piece as Lady Capulet takes the place of narrator, occupying a sort of purgatory as she mourns the death of her daughter. This device was an interesting concept, but sadly it did not always reflect itself entirely on stage. The setting was minimalist, a cast of eight took on the numerous roles, a move which required several costume changes. Fortunately, the changes worked well, in the case of Chris Lindon's Paris, I did not realise until perusing the program afterwards that he was the same actor who had played Mercutio. The modern approach was also well handled, (Romeo sporting a Spider-Man mask at the ball) although for once I have to agree with my headmaster, sometimes the bawdy gestures became excessive: "If I see one more pelvic thrust...!".
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