The Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds is a Georgian theatre and has lately been refurbished to how it would have orginally have been. Every year (I think), the theatre produces a play to take on a Rural Tour of all the local villages. This year - Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome - directed and adapted by Abigail Anderson.
My personal opinion is that is was very fun and light hearted and is definatley worth the entry fee. The acting was very good and I can definately see the directors style was similar to Twefth Night which was on at the theatre recently. I liked that the actors came into the audience before the play started and overall it involved just the right amount of audience participation. It didn't make anyone (apart from my dad) feel uncomfortable. It was a very fun evening out and you can sit back and appreciate the humour of the peice without having to think too much. Nice - if you're into escapism. My only criticism is just that! I'm not saying I didn't enjoy myself, or saying it was a bad peice of theatre - I just prefer something that I really have to think about. At times, it seemed like the actors were only doing things just to get more laughs out of the audience - which is fine, at least it worked. I guess being a Theatre Studies student has meant that I have had to study peices of theatre that are cathartic and have a message.
However, it was a very well acted, well directed peice which won't be forgotten by myself or anyone else who has seen it I'm sure.
Wow, this wasn't going to be a wordy blog. I can't resist giving my opinion on theatre! Maybe that's why being a theatre critic would be a very fun job.
Now for some pictures! Finally...
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