Shakespeare in the Vines 2010
February 15th 2010 22:27
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Shakespeare in the Vines 2010
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Comedy of Errors
The hilarious journey of two sets of twins by William Shakespeare
5pm Sunday 24 January 2010
Coriole Vineyards Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale
Join Coriole Vineyards and Essential Theatre for a summer night of rollicking hilarity with William ShakespeareÂs most popular comedy, Comedy of Errors.
Ready to delight audiences at the upcoming Shakespeare in the Vines, Comedy of Errors is a masterful play of mistaken identities. Two sets of twins are tragically separated at birth now watch their accidental meeting years later and delight in the ensuing medley of comic chaos.
Professional theatre company, Essential Theatre has been touring some of ShakespeareÂs most popular comedies throughout Australia for eight years. Under the watchful eye of Director Anna McCrossin-Owen, the drama, romance and slapstick long associated with this wonderful Shakespearean classic will be revealed.
As the sun sets, sit back and relax in the beautiful Coriole Vineyards courtyard setting, with wine and picnic hamper provided.
An evening of great wine, great song and great entertainment!
Tickets
$70 per person - includes a hamper of Coriole picnic goodies (veg option available). Coriole wines available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
Enquiries and Bookings
Amy or Rachael (08) 8323 8305
Email amy@coriole.com - bookings essential as numbers are limited
The hilarious journey of two sets of twins by William Shakespeare
5pm Sunday 24 January 2010
Coriole Vineyards Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale
Join Coriole Vineyards and Essential Theatre for a summer night of rollicking hilarity with William ShakespeareÂs most popular comedy, Comedy of Errors.
Ready to delight audiences at the upcoming Shakespeare in the Vines, Comedy of Errors is a masterful play of mistaken identities. Two sets of twins are tragically separated at birth now watch their accidental meeting years later and delight in the ensuing medley of comic chaos.
Professional theatre company, Essential Theatre has been touring some of ShakespeareÂs most popular comedies throughout Australia for eight years. Under the watchful eye of Director Anna McCrossin-Owen, the drama, romance and slapstick long associated with this wonderful Shakespearean classic will be revealed.
As the sun sets, sit back and relax in the beautiful Coriole Vineyards courtyard setting, with wine and picnic hamper provided.
An evening of great wine, great song and great entertainment!
Tickets
$70 per person - includes a hamper of Coriole picnic goodies (veg option available). Coriole wines available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
Enquiries and Bookings
Amy or Rachael (08) 8323 8305
Email amy@coriole.com - bookings essential as numbers are limited
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David Jobling
Comment by Alex Bradford
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We've been attending this company's shows for some years. Indeed, we've recommended them to friends. Unfortunately, our most recent visit will probably be the last.
Shakespeare In The Vines' high-water mark was, perhaps, its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream; the original version, seen about five years ago. It had a double digit cast of experienced professionals - you really felt the text was in safe hands. It was wonderful theatre.
Since then, a number of directors have come and gone. Googling the name of the most recent, it appears her credits are more in the field of voice consultation than direction.
Since the first Midsummer, whilst ticket prices have risen, the trend has been towards younger actors and fewer of them. One suspects financial reasons have influenced this movement.
Sadly, the standard of work has dropped.
Having several actors play multiple roles is less than ideal, but can work. This wasn't a major problem with the better known plays - we knew the plot coming in. By contrast, The Comedy Of Errors is a slight, lesser known work, and the doubling was really a hindrance.
It could be argued The Comedy Of Errors is one of the least likely plays to be successfully presented with a small cast of doubling actors, as the work is all about confusion - multiple characters are continually mistaken for others. Add to this the two servants, roles apparantly written for men, are here played by one female actor.
It was as if Essential Theatre had set about staging a difficult to follow work with the aim of making it almost impenetrable.
I'm no Shakespearean scholar. Others who were probably got a lot more out of this production than us. However, when only one member of a party has been able to follow the show, and spends the car ride home explaining what they've each paid top dollar to see, something's seriously wrong.