I've never read this play or seen a production and only seen snippets from the famous film version by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor so I was pretty excited about moving into uncharted waters.
The curtain rose and a very apologetic set manager explained that the actress who was to play Cleo was ill and that Katy Stephens would perform the role in her place and would have to hold a script while acting.
o_0!!
Ms Stephens did a brilliant job, and received rapturous applause at the end.
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The set looked like a huge rusty metal oil drum, Ocatavius Caesar was dressed in a very sharp business suit, Anthony was sometimes in a tux, sometimes in a suit, often in desert style fatigues. Pompey was usually in leather. Cleo changed outfits as often as she changed her mind! I was impressed by Clarence Smith as Pompey, Brian Doherty as Enobarbus , John Mackay as the cold, calculating Caesar and Darrell D'Silva as Anthony. I hope to see Katy Stephens one day when she is not thrown into the deep end at the last minute, as she can really act!
David, his Mam and I enjoyed this even more than we enjoyed Romeo and Juliet two weeks ago, but it was a bit of a stretch for Jen. Good job I didn't get tickets for Hamlet or King Lear this time!
2 comments:
I thought they usually had an understudy for these things, but this must have been really last minute. Well done to the actress, indeed- if she can read from a script and put down a convincing performance at the same time she's one to look out for.
I haven't been to the theatre in aaaages. Must remedy that...
She must be really something! I don't think my nerves would have stood it!
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