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AZEEM NATHOO and LUKE LEEVES, Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare, adapted by Stuart Draper
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About Melmoth Melmoth was co-founded in 2003 by Stuart Draper and Peter Fortune. Melmoth's aim is to produce audacious revivals of classics, encourage participation in theatre, to provide a platform for new writers, actors and directors to develop their skills, and to produce theatre that is challenging, moving, entertaining and wholly accessible. "The
Melmoth production of Two Gentlemen of Verona is exactly
the sort of production that should turn anyone who dislikes the
Bard into an instant convert" "Some
people are wary of Shakespeare plays, often saying they were put
off by the experience at school but on this occasion I would say
to those people 'go and have some fun." "I
never really got Shakespeare... But now suddenly I understand....
And from whence cometh this resurrection? Stuart Draper's staggering
production of Romeo and Juliet." "Saw
this last night, and felt compelled to write. If you haven't seen
it yet, please do. Having suffered those school-trip shakespeare
nightmares, it was refreshing to see such an accesible, professional
and above all hilarious performance. I brought my friend, a confirmed
bard-o-phobic, who huffed and puffed about being dragged there,
and he really enjoyed it, in fact I couldn't shut him up in the
pub afterwards." Challenging, moving, entertaining and wholly accessible. |
