I spent the afternoon with Rich (Night Light Artistic Director) who is trying to get to grips with the way that the new production of Romeo and Juliet will feel. Where it will exist and how it will come to life.
He says
“I think our Verona is a fantasy world. A land of myth, a Shakespearian land free from reality, a place where anything is possible, a place of magic where stories make their own rules. I feel very safe with storytellers, I like using them as a backbone. It is starting to become clear that this should be a highly theatrical, vibrant production with simple storytelling at its core”
How do you justify the fantastical element of your concept for the show?
“I don’t feel I have to justify anything Dave- it's really exciting because all of my fears about 'this is how you are meant to do it' are just fading away the more we work, there are no rules in what we are attempting. Shakespeare weaves the most majestic fictional web combining originality, pre-existing folklore and popular culture. Our Verona has room for all of these elements to manifest freely.”
“We are trying to ensure that like any truly great creative environment, we are free of constricting laws and preconceptions. Ours is a Shakespearian world where Prospero really could have ’powers’, where Oberon and Titania do live freely in the woods, where any of Shakespeare’s stories could easily happen”
I will be posting some images from the design meetings happening next week, And maybe, if I can get my hands on some, maybe some music from the research and development period.
Until then its time for a 2am sausage roll and an old episode of the X - files…
P.S Tom promised me a review of the latest Frantic Assembly show, he saw it yesterday and so I hope to get that online tomorrow.
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