Category: RSC

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 09:13 PM

AS YOU LIKE IT: William Shakespeare
RSC – RST, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 3h 20, one interval
RST till 28 09, Newcastle Upon Tyne till 02 11.

Review: Alexander Ray Edser

Lovely – I wish I lived in the Forest too.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 11:09 AM

HAMLET: William Shakespeare
RSC, RST, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 3h 45m, one interval, to 28 09 13
www.rsc.org.uk

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 26 03 13

Flawed, but not fatally.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, March 03, 2013 - 02:28 PM

THE LIFE OF GALILEO: Berthold Brecht, version by Mark Ravenhill
Swan Theatre, RSC, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, till 30 03 13

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 12 02 13

Well done, but was it worth doing?

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, February 03, 2013 - 08:02 PM

THE WINTER’S TALE: William Shakespeare
RSC, RST: Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 3h 15m, one interval.
At Stratford till 23 February, then touring.
www.rsc.org.uk


Review: Alexander Ray Edser, RST, 02 02 13.

A most beautiful experience from start to finish.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, December 02, 2012 - 09:00 PM

THE MOUSE AND HIS CHILD: Russell Hoban, adapt Tamsin Oglesby
RSC: RST, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval, till 12 01 13

Review: Alexander Ray, 29 11 12

Delightfully anarchic, bit too frenetic, worth a peek whatever your age.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, December 02, 2012 - 08:47 PM

Boris Godunov: Alexander Pushkin, adapt Adrian Mitchell
RSC, Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 5m, no interval, till 30 March 2013
Review: Alexander Ray, 28 11 12

Great fun if it’s your sort of thing – and it is mine.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 09:14 AM

THE ORPHAN OF ZHAO
RSC (The Swan), Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 45, one interval, till 28 03 13

Review: Alexander Ray, 08 11 12

A most welcome orphan to our shores

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 04:30 PM

THE ORPHAN OF ZHAO
RSC (The Swan), Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 45, one interval, till 28 03 13

Review: Alexander Ray, 08 11 12

A most welcome orphan to our shores.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 05:51 PM

MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: William Shakespeare
RSC at the RST, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, till 12 01 13
Info (Merry Wives): http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

Review: Alexander Ray, 01 11 12

Unhurried, unfussy, witty interpretation with lovely performances all round.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 12:24 PM

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: William Shakespeare
RSC: www.rsc.org.uk
Courtyard, Stratford Upon Avon to 15 September
Noel Coward, London, 22 September to 27 October
Runs: 3h 25m, one interval

Review: Alexander Ray, 01 08 12

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 10:22 AM

JULIUS CAESAR: William Shakespeare.
RSC.
Runs: 2h 15m, no interval.
RST, Stratford Upon Avon, till 07 07 12
Then tour till 27 10 12 (Details below)

Review: Alexander Ray, 06 06 12

A fresh and invigoration exploration.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 09:03 PM

KING JOHN: William Shakespeare
RSC, Swan, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Runs: 2h 35m, one interval, till 15 September (in rep)

Review: Alexander Ray, 09 05 12

Here’s a triumph of a production.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 08:34 PM

TWELFTH NIGHT: William Shakespeare
RSC, Main House. Stratford Upon Avon
Runs, 2h 50m, one interval, till 6 October (in rep)
Review: Alexander Ray, 30 04 12

Very good in parts, but lacks the depth when it’s really needed

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 11:37 AM

COMEDY OF ERRORS: William Shakespeare
RSC, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 10m, one interval, till 06 10 (in repertory)

Review: Alexander Ray, 28 04 12

Full-Bloodied Comedy

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 01:56 PM

THE TEMPEST: William Shakespeare
RSC, Stratford Upon Avon, Main House
Runs: 2.5 hrs, one interval, in rep till 7 October 2012
Review: Alexander Ray, 26 04 12

A wonderful experience

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 09:26 PM

Richard III: William Shakespeare
RSC, The Swan: Stratford Upon Avon
Runs, 3h 15m, one interval, till 15 September
Review: Alexander Ray, 18 04 12

Mis-shapen production

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 11:05 AM

THE HERESY OF LOVE: Helen Edmundson
RSC: The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 3 h, one interval, till 9 March

Review: Rod Dungate 09 02 12

Hands-on Drama - a terrific new play and production

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, November 25, 2011 - 08:51 PM

MEASURE FOR MEASURE: William Shakespeare
RSC, THE SWAN, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 3 hrs, one interval, till
Review: Rod Dungate, 23.11.11

What a shame.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 10:50 AM

WRITTEN ON THE HEART: David Edgar
RSC, The Swan
Runs: 2h 40m, one interval, in rep to 10 March 2012
Review: Rod Dungate, 9 November 2011

Dense discussion beautifully staged

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 02:45 PM

MARAT / SADE: Peter Weiss, English version Geoffrey Skelton, Verse Adaptation, Adrian Mitchell
RSC at RST
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 2h 40, one interval, in rep till 5 November

Review: Rod Dungate, 22 10 2011

MARAT / SADE still lives and breathes with great power.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 09:10 PM

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: William Shakespeare
RSC, Main House, Stratford upon Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 3h, one interval. To 5 November
Review: Rod Dungate, 04 08 2011

A feel-marvellous summer dalliance

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 02:58 PM

THE HOMECOMING: Harold Pinter
RSC, The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 2h 20m, till 15 October

Review: Rod Dungate, 03 08 2011

Too self-consciously Pinteresque

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, May 23, 2011 - 09:00 AM

MERCHANT OF VENICE: William Shakespeare
RSC, Main House, Stratford-Upon-Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 3h 20m, one interval, in Rep till 21 Sept
Review: Rod Dungate 21 05 11

I salute you all. Remarkable.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 02:13 PM

THE CITY MADAM: Philip Massinger
RSC: The Swan, Stratford-Upon-Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 2h 50m, one interval, in rep till 4 October
Review: Rod Dungate, Wed 11 May 2011

Disappointing but it has its moments

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 03:02 PM

CARDENIO: A lost Shakespeare play?
RSC, The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 55. One interval. In rep to 6th October
Review: Rod Dungate, 28 April 2011

Unique showing of theatrical history mystery

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 10:18 AM

MACBETH: William Shakespeare
RSC: Main House, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 50m, one interval; in rep till 06 10 11
Review: Rod Dungate 26 04 11

Thrilling, multi-layered storytelling from a group of friends

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 05:39 PM

THE TEMPEST, William Shakespeare: RSC / Little Angel Theatre
Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 1h 20m, no interval
At The Swan till 26 March, then to the Little Angel, in London
Review: Rod Dungate, 17 March 2011

Magic in parts, but not quite there, yet.

Posted by : Jan_Pick on Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 04:20 PM

Stratford upon Avon.

ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre In rep to 2 April 2011.
7.15 pm 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 26, 29-31 March, 2 April.
Mat 1pm 19, 24 March.
Audio-described 30 March.
Captioned 22 March.
Runs: 3hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 800 1110.
www.rsc.org.uk
Review: Jan Pick 10 March.

A new home for 'Two Houses.......'

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:50 PM

MATILDA: Novel by Roald Dahl, Adapted by Dennis Kelly (Book), Tim Minghin (Lyrics and Music)
RSC, Courtyard, Stratford upon Avon
Runs: 2h 40m, one interval, till 30 January 2011
Review: Rod Dungate, 14 12 10

This will be the best present you’ll get this Christmas.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 09:49 PM

MORTE D’ARTHUR: Adapted by Mike Poulton from Sir Thomas Malory
RSC in the Courtyard, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs 3h 35m, one interval, till 28 August 2010
Review: Rod Dungate 24 June 2010

Always interesting but successful in parts – sometimes spectacularly successful.