‘All manic laughter and not very much else’ A 1930s tragicomedy of manners filled with venom and set partly on a balcony should feel right at home in the ancient shell of a Roman amphitheatre. Shouldn’t it? I mean they are both outside, and both involve historic exhibitions of cruelty. OVO and Adam Nichols resurrect one of Noël Coward’s most ...
‘Historical reality and believability are sacrificed’ The tale of deception in the upper classes is given a roaring 1920’s overhaul. Much like the pace of the jazz age the production races around with frantic energy putting on the Ritz. In the process losing some shades of meaning. Oscar Wilde rightfully seizes the name of wit. His work is infused with the dark contradictions ...
‘We can’t just fly off to Neverland, can we?’ Visit an almost 2000-year-old, outdoor theatre, in June? What could possibly go wrong? The Maltings Theatre’s ambitious adaptation of Peter Pan set in the mossy ruins of the Roman Theatre gets you smiling, even through the rain. You cannot get a better pedigree than the Roman Theatre in Verulamium (St Albans). Being one ...