Shakespeare’s comment on friendship, love, constancy and fickleness, this romantic comedy takes us from the controlled world of Verona and Milan to the wildness of the forest where, it seems, anything can happen.
A visit here is always memorable, to see a play neglected on the British stage for 44 years, apparently.
There are perhaps one or two soliloquies that meander, off- putting for a Director?
But this production overcame this with simple but effective set changes and from nearly every scene the actors sprinted to and fro.
Your credibility is no more tested than any of WS’s more popular Romantic plays; the pastoral scenes as ever providing the setting where the implausible becomes possible.
Reconciliation is the theme,though it was hard to reconcile one’s feelings towards Proteus, one of the Two – such a twerp!
Though he did send himself up occasionally.
The inevitable Rustics were great fun, plus a real,live Dog, a scene stealer!
Great evening, taxi back to Farmhouse B & B; part of Barbara’s Birthday celebrations.
Excellent breakfast after opening Cards and presents, with cups of tea, Ensuite -my favourite word!
On a personal note I was nervous about being out and about – we had an afternoon and Picnic at Charlecote a Park ( Thanks, Hannah) – because of the unreliability of some of the UROSTOMY bags.
However, came through without any problems….
Just Blogging this on a comfy settee, in The Golden Bee, with coffee and soda water….Simple things
“That man that hath a tongue, I say is no man, if with his tongue he cannot win a woman.”
― William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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