Abi at the Theatre

  When: 5th October 2022 (Matinee) Where: National Theatre, London Writer: Arthur Miller Director: Lyndsey Turner The Crucible is a classic play studied by many at GCSE, and disliked by many who studied at at GCSE. I however have always loved it, the history behind it the themes and ideas that it portrays there is something so thrilling and yet so relevant about it, no matter the point in time. Whilst I have read the play a number of times, I had never had the opportunity to see a production of it until now.  What cannot be denied about this production is the spectacle it is. From the moment you take your seats there is tension within the room, the mist and falling rain create an image that makes you question before it has even started. It is clever, but it annoyed me, whilst it looks stunning it is only really used during scene changes. I have noticed recently one of the things that annoys me about productions is when they do something super cool, but it doesn't actually have...

  When: 24th August 2022 (Matinee) Where: National Theatre, London Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Simon Godwin Set in the Italian Riveria this production of Much Ado About Nothing, shows us the classic story we all know and love whilst creating bright and fun images. On the whole this Much Ado is one of the more accessible plays anyway, often taught in secondary schools, but the way in which this production presented the story was so fresh and modern, most of the time you forgot that what they were saying was not modern day english.  Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan were brilliant, they had perfect comedic timing and they're portrayal of Beatrice and benedick was spot on. One of the standout moments was the ice-cream cart scene, when Benedick hides in an ice-cream cart to avoid being seen and ends up being covered in ice-cream, whipped cream and sprinkles. Clearly this was not in the original, but it is these simple and exciting scenes that keep shakespeares work ...