All posts tagged "Matthew Chapman"
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337ArtsTheatre Review: The Explorers Club
The Explorers Club is full of wacky characters in ridiculous situations, and the laughs are fast and frequent
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840ArtsTheatre Review: An Ideal Husband
A fine production true to Wilde’s wit and sarcasm
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1.4KEntertainmentTheatre Review: Arcadia
Matthew Chapman has done a very fine job of fulfilling the genius of Tom Stoppard’s writing in Arcadia
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997EntertainmentTheatre Review: The Rivals
Written in 1775 by Richard Sheridan, The Rivals has seen many revivals, but still maintains its intrinsic humour.
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1.7KEntertainmentTheatre Review: Seventeen
Written as a vehicle for the founders of the venerable Belvoir Street Theatre, Seventeen sees a group of teenagers, hanging out in a park, on their last day of school. Except that these teens are played by middle-aged actors.
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1.9KEntertainmentTheatre Review: An Inspector Calls
J.B. Priestley’s old-fashioned drawing-room drama written in 1945 still packs a moral wallop. On the surface, it’s a static set, with a bunch of English upper middle-class people talking around the celebratory dining table. Dad and mum, daughter and son, together with the daughter’s new fiancé, cheerfully celebrate the engagement. A mysterious Inspector Goole knocks on their door and starts asking them all questions.
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1.1KEntertainmentTheatre Review: As You Like it
A pleasant way to spend a late spring evening, watching Shakespeare performed in the open air! The theatre Guild’s production of As You Like It works well in the amphitheatre-like space that is Pfitzner Court at the uni.
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754ArtsTheatre Review: Incorruptible
The publicity describes this production as a dark comedy about the dark ages! That about sums it up nicely, with the emphasis on comedy. Michael Hollinger has written a play about moral dilemmas - we all face them - the concept of doing the right thing for the wrong reason.
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881ArtsTheatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest
The lilt of Oscar Wilde’s elegant language, meticulously chosen to delight, provoke and entertain, helps to confect a figgy pudding of fun crammed with bons mots, epigrams and wicked satire.
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863ArtsTheatre Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Usually considered the first of Shakespeare’s plays, 'The Two Gentlemen Of Verona' is often thought to be less well crafted, but this doesn't seem the case with this production.
