'Romeo and Juliet' by WIlliam Shakespeare
9 August 2023
Last Friday evening we were back at Wrest Park in Silsoe to see another outdoor performance by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Last year we saw them perform 'As You Like It' (reviewed here in August 2022). This year's touring production is 'Romeo and Juliet', directed by Peter Stickney. The Lord Chamberlain's men provide the closest experience to what it must have been like to see the original versions of Shakespeare's plays - with an all male cast and Elizabethan costume. There are no gimmicks - just very high quality acting. They don't use any amplification, but even though we were near the back of the biggest audience I think I have seen for an outdoor production we could hear every word. We were lucky to have picked a dry evening and "the two hours' traffic of our stage" passed very enjoyably.
posted by Robin Simpson @ 4:51 pm
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