I was told that this was Shakespeare like I'd never seen it before and they were right!

Although it is well documented that I hate Shakespeare I was persuaded by the sales pitch by David during many chats in the High Street and must admit it was good, for me still too much Bard , but the comical way it was presented certainly held my attention.

It appears that most of the cast have been held up in traffic and the set has gone missing, but the show must go on. Go on it does with the assistance of several audience members and a lot of imagination. Guy Mandozzi as Romeo, Katrina Weeks as Juliet, David J Barber as Capulet and the versatile Nic Brownlie and Stacey Wonfer as actor and actress lead us through a memorable hour and a bit performance of Ian Stephens play, which is also directed by Mr Brownlie.

The company have a lot of talent and had I known the original better, I'm sure I'd have enjoyed their production more.

Fringe Programme page number;  179

Company;  Active Shakespeare

Venue

V 4,  C too,  St Columba's

Dates

5th  to  30th August  2004 

Times

15-45  to  17-00

Comedy 2004

Music 2004

Other 2004

Theatre 2004

Musicals 2004