Not Without Right – C alto
What right has anyone to claim they know what Shakespeare intended, and which parts come directly from his life, in the works of Shakespeare? What right has anyone to doubt these were written by Shakespeare? And what right has a non-university-educated player to create works still claimed to contain all of humanity, 400 years after they first appeared?
If this sounds like a literary or historical treatise, fear not! Will and Company’s play is full of vigour, vim and humour. It has passionate attack and defence which entertains as well as informs, and two strong performances from actors who thrive on bouncing off each other and Shakespeare’s lines, here well understood and dexterously used. These attributes in themselves grant the right to at least explore those first questions and S...