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Coriolan/us
Opens: 08/08/2012 Closes: 18/08/2012
RAF St Athan, Glamorgan
The World Shakespeare Festival has much to answer for this summer (in a good way) and, mercifully, the thesps involved have diversified from the traditional for much of it. This staging is no exception: performed in an aircraft hangar, the production promises an unholy textual combination of Shakespeare and Brecht: two of the tricksiest wordsmiths in playwriting history.
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The Telegraph“A unique atmosphere...” What is really striking about Pearson and Brookes’ production is its simplicity. The stark surroundings allow us to concentrate on the words...
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The Observer“Uniformly excellent...” They've used for their stage a 1930s RAF aircraft hangar – a cathedral dedicated to flight and fight – on the outskirts of Cardiff. They have produced an unforgettable political and personal drama: rich, tough and resonant...
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The Arts Desk“NTW like the word 'us'...” In a piece full of technical surprises, it is perhaps the role of women that provides the biggest shock, a counterpoint to the unrelenting violence of the language...
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Guardian“A stark and unsentimental vision...” The play's topical urgency was no less vividly captured in the Ralph Fiennes movie, but this production has the merit of making us feel we are in the thick of events rather than detached bystanders...
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Financial Times“Brilliantly conveys confusion and unpredictability...” They neatly separate the “us” in the title to underscore their emphasis on the crowd and remind us that, despite the play’s original Roman setting, it has much to say to a world familiar with popular uprisings and violent political upheaval...
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