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R&J"This production will make you think, and I for one will remember it for a long time. The alienation (the school setting, the reading from a single textbook) distances one slightly from the pathos: I didn't need the tissue which is usually essential for the closing scene. But I was very happy to join the mainly teenage South Hill Park audience (some of whom had been audibly embarrassed by the love scenes) in whooping and cheering at the end. You wouldn't want this to be the only Romeo and Juliet you ever see, but you certainly won't regret spending an evening with it." Andrea West, Remotegoat.co.uk "What makes this production so mesmerizing is that while you are watching the Shakespeare classic you are also seeing the relationship between the four young men unfold. And although most of the dialogue is done through the words of Shakespeare, double meanings are rife through much of the language, as well as the action. Some fight scenes almost become real, for example, and the way the boys react to parts of the play sheds a fresh light on some of the dialogue." Anthony Dearie, Jersey Evening Post "We all know where these star cross’d lovers are heading, but the four students write their own ending in Juliet’s tomb. This compelling, captivating production really should be seen. Go along-your inner 13 year-old will thank you." Fiona Hannon, Bracknell Times "If you see just one Shakespearean play this year, make this one" Nina Romain, as featured on Whatsonstage.com ***** "Art imitates life and life is enriched by the power of
theatre...as Alastair Whatley's production casts new light on this
most romantic of plays" Taming of the Shrew"An unforgettable experience of great theatre, great music and a great unique Venue, surely one of the UK’s leading touring theatre companies" EAST MAGAZINE "Different at times unwieldy but throughout passionate, exciting and just plain fantastic. Very impressive! FIVE STARS *****" Whatsonstage.com " …Wonderfully Staged in The Abbey Gardens..performed superbly" Bury Free Press "Laugh out loud funny… brought beautifully to life by the original
theatre company" Reading Chronicle Twelfth Night“This Production is simply Outsanding” Plays International Magazine “One of the top 5 shows in London” The Independent “ 5 STARS, SUBLIME!” Edinburgh Three Weeks “Innovative, Fresh and bang up to date” BBC RADIO “Sterling Performances, Twelfth Night delighted it’s audiences with some very welcome Midsummer Madness!” Western Daily Telegraph “Enjoyable, highly entertaining and strangely moving” The Stage |
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