That's the word used by The Oxford Times to describe Richard III, also mentioning the "excellent" performances of Chris Myles and Thomas Padden, Jon Trenchard's "touching" Lady Anne and Dominic Tighe's "regal and vehement" Elizabeth.
The Public Reviews gives the production three and half stars, saying "Propeller manage to make a long winded history play more accessible without losing the wonderful language of Shakespeare; and for that they should be heartily commended."
Writings of a Pensive Observer thinks Richard III continues Propeller's tradition of making Shakespeare "accessible, enjoyable and relevant," calling Richard Clothier's performance "a joy to watch" and pointing to Tony Bell's Queen Margaret as another highlight of the show.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Newscastle Does My Job for Me
Theatre Royal Newcastle has a preview of the show up with some pictures I haven't found elsewhere (including Buckingham's death, the murderers and Clarence and single shots of Thomas Padden and Dugald Bruce-Lockhart) and also a slew of scanned Richard III reviews.
The Surrey Advertiser is more a laundry list of production points, but concludes the show is "a powerful production and one you won't forget in a hurry."
The West Sussex Gazette is more a preview article, talking to Ed Hall about the character of Richard.
Farnham Herald says "this is a production that quite literally needs to be seen to be believed. Propeller triumphs again. Beg. borrow or steal a ticket."
And, finally, Easy Ads commends Richard Clothier's performance as a "subtle demon" and gives praise that is "unconstrained."
The Surrey Advertiser is more a laundry list of production points, but concludes the show is "a powerful production and one you won't forget in a hurry."
The West Sussex Gazette is more a preview article, talking to Ed Hall about the character of Richard.
Farnham Herald says "this is a production that quite literally needs to be seen to be believed. Propeller triumphs again. Beg. borrow or steal a ticket."
And, finally, Easy Ads commends Richard Clothier's performance as a "subtle demon" and gives praise that is "unconstrained."
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Initial Thoughts on Richard III
While official press reactions will take awhile to trickle in, the blog reactions from this past weekend's performances of Richard III have already started cropping up.
To begin with, Dan Hutton was surprised at how much humor the company managed to find in the text and was dead on in observing "the tone of this production is pitched perfectly, being a cross between macabre and often close to music-hall, but we are left questioning whether or not we were supposed to be laughing all along." Special commendations were given to Chris Myles, Thomas Padden and Richard Clothier for their fine performances.
The Warwick Diaries chose to focus more on the place of religion in the play, though the humor was commented on at the top of the review. Lots of great detail regarding stage business and the themes of the show.
To begin with, Dan Hutton was surprised at how much humor the company managed to find in the text and was dead on in observing "the tone of this production is pitched perfectly, being a cross between macabre and often close to music-hall, but we are left questioning whether or not we were supposed to be laughing all along." Special commendations were given to Chris Myles, Thomas Padden and Richard Clothier for their fine performances.
The Warwick Diaries chose to focus more on the place of religion in the play, though the humor was commented on at the top of the review. Lots of great detail regarding stage business and the themes of the show.
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