The Merry Wives of Windsor Royal Shakespeare Theatre After the RSC’s recent production of Loves Labours Lost I went to this production with some trepidation rather fearing that it might be set in a far eastern village with a retired Sumo wrestler as Sir John Falstaff, a casino as the Garter Inn and Sir Hugh …
KyotoRoyal Shakespeare Company Swan TheatreIf you’ve wanted to attend an international conference then this production of Kyoto is probably theclosest you’re going to get. The Swan theatre’s ground floor is set up as a giant conference table andif you’ve got a stalls seat and arrive when the auditorium opens you can get a delegate’s badge …
The School for Scandal Royal Shakespeare Theatre Things are certainly different at the RSC this season. Nobody could say that the new artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey are tentative or unadventurous. Beginning in the week of the General Election the play examines issues of gossip, slander, sleaze and mud-throwing which are almost too …