MENS COULOURED SHIRTS...
Table clothes... Curtains... Sheets + Blankets...
MENS TROUSERS...
KNITWEAR... MEN'S TIES... Collars, CummerBunds...
SCARVES... LADIES UNDER GARMENTS (+ PJ's)... BELTS...
BELTS...
Nuns, Cows, Scarecrow...
FEATHERS, MASKS, GLAM...
HATS... ANIMALS: Horse, Monkey + ?
It feels great to be back at "London's Secret Community Theatre", the Mighty Fin's home for the last nine winters – I had forgotten what festive treasures it boasts. If you're thinking of coming to see Robots at the Network Theatre this Thursday or Friday, there are definitely still tickets available, and this is definitely the way in.
And here's what it looks like once you're sat down. This was taken an hour before we opened on Tuesday – a happy event, although I was unusually conscious of my spittle in the spotlight during my belter. Ellis and Claire, far right, have just spotted a cat.
I have a general rule of thumb that you can guess the quality of a theatrical production by how elaborate the set is: the more they trust you will suspend your disbelief, the better the show will be. The best production of Hamlet I ever saw was basically exactly this, minus the piano, plus a trunk on casters. Really looking forward to the broadcast!
ReplyDeleteYes, I can see that rule of thumb working for Hamlet, because the play wasn't written for a set, and as someone who's performed Shakespeare in pyjamas, I can definitely see the advantages of leaving things to the audience's imagination. But, hoo boy, as a shunt associate artist I've also no problem at all with really, really great sets that the acting and text don't detract from.
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