drama
Review: Ooook! Productions’ ‘The Magistrate’
‘The Magistrate’ is a Victorian comedy, written by the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero in 1892. This is an unusual choice and the play was most famously turned into a silent film in the 1920s, which speaks volumes for its physical and slapstick style of humour. As the Director’s note correctly identifies, it has the feel […]
Review: Letterbox Production’s ‘Bronte’
Brontë is a poetic and moving exploration of aspirations, longing, and the relationship between life and text. Letterbox Productions’ Brontë melds the real and fictional worlds of the Brontë sisters, and examines their lives as their brother Branwell descends into alcoholism and madness. The play traces the influence of their personal circumstances on their literary creations, and dramatises […]
