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Anno by Scottish Ensemble & Anna Meredith: a documentary

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MATTHEW LENTON presenta INTERIORS al Sannazaro di Napoli

Martedì 30 aprile, ore 12, al Teatro Sannazaro di Napoli

MATTHEW LENTON presenta INTERIORS

nuovo allestimento del pluripremiato spettacolo ideato e diretto dal regista britannico, in prima assoluta venerdì 3 maggio 2019

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Napoli. Matthew Lenton presenta, in conferenza stampa martedì 30 aprile (ore 12) al Teatro Sannazaro, Interiors, nuovo allestimento del pluripremiato…

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Teatro: MATTHEW LENTON presenta INTERIORS. Conferenza stampa martedì 30 aprile, ore 12, al Sannazaro di Napoli

Napoli. Matthew Lenton presenta, in conferenza stampa martedì 30 aprile (ore 12) al Teatro Sannazaro, Interiors, nuovo allestimento del pluripremiato spettacolo ideato e diretto dal regista britannico.

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Una creazione originale di Vanishing Pointdi Glasgow – la compagnia teatrale di cui Lenton è fondatore e direttore artistico – amata ed applaudita in mezzo mondo e che…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

I attended the second and final preview of Shakespeare’s’ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”  by Matthew Lenton at the Royal Lyceum Theatre and must admit that despite being initially hesitant about the performance I was pleasantly surprised.

Having seen ‘Wonderland’ by Lenton and thoroughly disliking it I was interested to see his interpretation of this comedy. ‘Wonderland’ was anything but funny and I was curious to see how he would handle classical Shakespeare compared to his contemporary work and it’s a delight to say I from the word go I was captivated and soon head over heels for this stellar performance.  It is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best performances I have ever seen.  I was on the verge of tears from laughter throughout it.  Needless to say the performance was flawed albeit good.

Several things did not quite work for me.  I understood why he chose Hermia, Helena, Lysander and Demetrius in block colours such as red and blue as people can find it difficult to differentiate between the characters and the cycle of love they share but I felt it was a little garish and unnecessary.  He should not have to rely on colours for the audience to understand the characters.  I also was unsure of the beginning which features Nick Bottom at the hospital bed of his sick wife watching television making Shakespeare’s creation Bottom’s dream. It ended with Bottom’s wife begin to awaken from what would appear to be a coma, a happy ending never goes amiss.  During the performance I failed to grasp who the woman in the bed was and whether it is down to how dim I am I had to have it explained to me by a friend, because of this I felt that the concept did not work. All I understood was that Bottom had dreamt the whole thing.  I also felt left out during the scene with Pyramus and Thisbe as the ‘Athenians’ sat in the boxes and this meant that because I was sitting in the stalls I was left unable to see half of them.  I missed out on half of the action because they were not within my sightlines.  I was a little disappointed.

The set was stark yet hauntingly beautiful.  Lenton had set the play in winter which I thought worked incredibly well. I loved the snow and the simple white tree which was set upstage.  I particularly thought this complimented Titania’s monologue about the how the world is out of synch. I also loved how he showed the transition through to spring with flowers growing from the stage flooring representing new beginnings.  I loved the flowers and thought it was a really beautiful concept.   

I personally found my favourite scene to be the ones that features ‘The Mechanicals.’   I absolutely loved them and I thought that the actors behind Bottom and Francis Flute deserve nothing but compliments for their stomach hurting, hilarious portrayal of Pyramus and Thisbe.  This was by far the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.  Despite the fact that I found the majority of Flute’s lines incoherent it really did not matter! I think they nailed a difficult thing to do; being able to act badly well. It was fantastic.

Overall, the performance is one of the best I have ever attended.  I would definitely love to attend another Lenton production and would highly recommend his work. 

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, 13th Novemeber 2012 Author:William ShakespeareDirector:Matthew LentonProducer:Royal Lyceum TheatreCast includes:Ifan Meredith, Flavia Gusmao, Cath Whitefield, Roisin Gallagher, Anneika Rose, Miles Yekinni, Kevin Mains, Jordan Young Mathew Lenton’s production of the classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream captured my attention and i couldnt take my eyes off the entire performance. This wasn’t just down to the bright costumes of Helena, Hermia, Demetrius and Lysander or Demetrius’ muscular body (ooh-er). Being ironically set in winter, this production of A midsummer night’s dream does not tell a story of “love" but more of “new beginnings." I thought that this was such a good spin on the iconic play. The play starts with Bottom sitting by the hospital bed of his wife and Shakespeare’s creation is actually Bottom’s dream. He dreams of winning “Athens got talent" with his group of hilarious “Mechanicals". With such a comic role and the audience is roars of laughter, it was impressive to see how much focus they had as Bottom dramatically died.  The set was very simple with a tree in the background which allowed Queen Titania to rest as she is enchanted by the King of the fairies to fall in love with Bottom who turns into a donkey. The snow falling was beautiful and maybe it was where i was sitting, or lack of blood circulation, but i actually felt the cold. On the subject of semiotics, the flowers magically appearing from the stage suggested the theme of re-birth and new beginnings.   The acting from The Mechanicals, the lovers, the King of the Fairies and the comic Puk was simply fantastic and each of them was so dedicated to their roles. Puc really caught my attention through her facial expressions and quirky attitude towards the King. However, I feel that Titania let the team down. She seemed to emphasize her Brazilian accent which meant that a lot of the lines were lost and I couldn’t understand what she was saying  Her character was too sexual for my liking and reminded me a lot of the character she played in Lenton’s production of Wonderland. If that’s how Lenton wanted to portray Titania, then I do not think that it worked. I would like to have seen her a bit more graceful. Overall, I wasnt disappointed at all by this wonderful production. I left the theatre buzzing and I think £10 for that is a bargain for what I saw. I loved it!!!! 

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Horizons of Expectations - A Midsummer Nights Dream

I am very eager to see this production as it is directed by Matthew Lenton who also directed 'Wonderland.'  I am interested to see his take on this classic comedy and I am sure he will toy with it and refresh it.  I am also very much looking forward to seeing Ifan Meredith who is most certainly a well established actor. I will be attending the performance on the 20th which also transpires to be my first preview!

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