I’ve been to a Theatre in the Forest
production just once before, that was for the Comedy of Errors last year so I
was eager to attend once again. It’s a great night, always reliable yet never
predictable. The kind of performance that has you in stitches and gasping for
breath. With just 8 actors there are many a quick costume change to cover all
of the characters; I don’t know how they have the energy to do this twice a day
for over a month in summer. It was an absolutely gorgeous evening to have a performance
under the canopy of trees, the forest floor your stage and the lighting
becoming increasingly intense as the night draws on. The actors created a very
interactive experience for the audience with some particularly impressive tree
work or involving us during dialogue; be that through chit chat about a fellow
character or using someone’s phone to take a selfie with the crowd. The way
that these kind of things are seamlessly blended into the performance made it
all the more hilarious. Even with regular attendees to these productions I see
the appeal in coming back each year, it’s interesting and great fun to see
their rendition of a classic piece of theatre.
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