Mad slapstick was enormous fun to watch
It’s clear from the start this is no ordinary performance of one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most slapstick of plays, writes Susie Weldon
It’s clear from the start this is no ordinary performance of one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most slapstick of plays, writes Susie Weldon
Firebird’s 16 actors are disabled and have probably experienced more name-calling and preconceived ideas about what they can do than most people
With just a table, a live goldfish swimming around in a bowl and the night sky flickering on a screen, Tom Wainwright superbly conjures up a random, senseless dream world.
Deceptive simple spin results in fine humour thousands of miles from the labourers’ pantomime often churned out in productions.
He wants our sympathy, he is always cast as, well, the wolf! A completely engaging character, he chats in an improvised fashion with children and adults alike.
The Country Wife was one of the most fun productions I have seen in a long time, with its hilarious caricatures, ridiculous plot and at times quite filthy double entendres.
In place of a story is the vivid, boundless world of the imagination. The actors are children, bewitched, delighted and slightly in awe of the forest world they explore.
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