From the
Director's Chair
This
isn't one of Shakespeare's most popular plays - indeed, it's not one of
his best - but I was sure that we could have a lot of fun with this,
and that the audiences would find something enjoyable in it as
well. Rehearsals were often an exercise in experimentation,
with
everyone contributing ideas and jokes, many of which made it to the
final production. It's at times like that that you feel
you're
getting close to the spirit of Shakespeare's original company.
This
year's production seemed to have its fair share of hurdles to
clear - actors getting injured, the generator that powers our lighting
going missing, and saturation coverage of Shakespeare in the
area! However, we overcame everything in our way, and our
audiences were very positive in their response. Thanks,
everyone,
for a memorable year!
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