Pros: An unusual setting and superb performances that made great use of the venue’s features. Cons: Scena Mundi’s production took a while to hit its stride and was possibly twenty minutes too long. Plus the pew seating really needed cushions. Is there such a phrase as ‘modern traditional’? If not, maybe this production from Scena Mundi Theatre Company should be the starting point for that genre. This was Shakespeare that paid homage to tradition, yet at the same time felt modern in ...
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This is your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Show Boat at the New London Theatre. To enter simply retweet the tweet below AND tell us which river is home to the show boat, by 5pm on 27.3.16. #COMPETITION Win tickets to @ShowBoatMusical at New London TheatreRetweet AND tell us which river is home to the show boat, by 5pm 27.3.16 — Everything Theatre (@EveryTheatre) March 21, 2016 Good luck! The ground-breaking classic musical Show Boat sails into London’s ...
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