Category: RSC
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REVIEW: The Red Shoes – Swan Theatre – Stratford-Upon-Avon
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Red Shoes, directed by Kimberley Rampersad in her UK debut, promises a captivating reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale. Nancy Harris’s adaptation, accompanied by Marc Teitler’s rich score, offers an ambitious blend of dance, music, illusion, and theatre. While the production dazzles with its visual and auditory splendour, it…
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REVIEW: Othello – Royal Shakespeare Theatre – Stratford-upon-Avon
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s latest production of Othello presents a fresh take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, deception, and tragedy. This revered play tells the story of Othello, a noble Moorish general in the Venetian army, who is gradually led to believe in his wife Desdemona’s infidelity, thanks to the manipulative schemes of his…
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REVIEW: Love’s Labour’s Lost – Royal Shakespeare Theatre – Stratford-Upon-Avon
In a daring and inventive adaptation, the Royal Shakespeare Company presents Love’s Labour’s Lost as a vibrant exploration of folly, privilege, and societal critique. Director Emily Burns orchestrates a refreshing reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, transporting audiences to a modern-day White Lotus-esque Hawaiian paradise fraught with tension, humour, and introspection. One of the most breathtaking…