Theatre: "Orlando" and "The Mousetrap"
May. 26th, 2014 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
julesjonesWent to two plays in March which I didn't get around to writing up at the time.
"Orlando" was an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending novel, at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Excellent cast, and some stunning wirework that took full advantage of the Royal's in-the-round format.
"The Mousetrap" was the diamond anniversary touring production of Agatha Christie's venerable play, which was at the Lowry in Salford for a week. Enormous fun, played by an excellent cast. Yes, it's very much a period piece, but that's part of its charm. And knowing the solution, I'd be happy to go and see it again, because a lot of its appeal comes from watching the characters do their thing, not just trying to work out whodunnit and why before the characters do.
"Orlando" was an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending novel, at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Excellent cast, and some stunning wirework that took full advantage of the Royal's in-the-round format.
"The Mousetrap" was the diamond anniversary touring production of Agatha Christie's venerable play, which was at the Lowry in Salford for a week. Enormous fun, played by an excellent cast. Yes, it's very much a period piece, but that's part of its charm. And knowing the solution, I'd be happy to go and see it again, because a lot of its appeal comes from watching the characters do their thing, not just trying to work out whodunnit and why before the characters do.