Who says romance is dead?…Well that might have been Beatrice and Benedick during one of their legendary skirmishes of wit, but luckily the lovebirds Claudio and Hero have a cunning plan…So what could possibly go wrong? This year’s Theatre in the Forest brings Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy of courage and courtship to the beautiful woods of Jimmy’s Farm!
MUCH ADO features some of Shakespeare’s most iconic couples and we’re over the moon to have a cast full of familiar faces this year, who will be lending their extraordinary musical talents as we take you back in time to the 1940s!
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R is living with us while Daughter is away and is working voluntarily for Red Rose Chain Theatre company while they are doing this year's Theatre in the Forest, so we can be transport there and back (and making sure she's fed).
O arrived on Thursday sleeping over till Monday and really wanted to see this. So I booked tickets for the two of us for Friday night and R very kindly reserved two front and middle of the raised seats which are probably the best seats to have.
It was all great fun, very lively actors making Shakespeare’s dialogue fit with post war characters and even some song and dance thrown in. There was also a lot of audience inclusion some of which was hilarious and the audience responded well with loud applause or laughter or clapping along or cheering whichever was appropriate at the time.
Then just before the interval it started raining and unfortunately never stopped. The interval was cut short and the second half started amid people sorting their coats and extra giant rain ponchos we'd been given. The show went on of course and the cast brilliantly ignored the weather apart from a few ad-lib comments. Unfortunately audience enthusiasm was definitely dampened! Overall though O and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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I've been lucky with outside theatre (not that I've been to many) and not had bad weather for performances I've seen. Great that Red Rose Chain's Theatre in the Forest is still doing so well for such long runs and R loving working with them.
Yes they have full audiences almost every performance. They are so good with publicity and special offers and it obviously pays off. The girls still miss the old days in Rendlesham Forest though.
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