Friday, December 5

Tag: Jack So

Tiny Human Dramas – Rosemary Branch Theatre
London

Tiny Human Dramas – Rosemary Branch Theatre

Directed and produced by Meghan Rose Donnelly, Alexandra D’onofrio, and Laura Sophie Helbig and based on long-term anthropological research from several differing sources, Tiny Human Dramas is a tryptich performance consisting of two ten-minute plays written within twenty four hours of their performance and a third twenty-minute play developed earlier and incorporating prerecorded video elements. “Whispers of a Past Life” inspired by the work of Dr Maria Kastrinou on reincarnation stories in Druze communities in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan and featuring performers Harriet Eaton and Jack So is an uncomfortable exploration of psychosexual colonialism depicted by two able young performers. “Life for Real” inspired by the work of Dr Alexandra D’Onofrio on crossing the Mediterranean...
Treasure Island – Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
North West

Treasure Island – Altrincham Garrick Playhouse

As an Easter Holiday child friendly show, the Garrick has produced a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island.  This version adapted by the well-respected Bryony Lavery was first produced in 2014.  The basic plot remains the same, but Lavery has taken liberties with both characters and sections of the story.  Jim Hawkins is now female, Jim has a grandmother not parents, characters are missing, new characters are inserted, and the fate of several characters is altered.  The problem with doing this is that while the play bears some resemblance to the original it should be referred to as the Alternative Treasure Island.  Jim and her grandmother run the Admiral Benbow Inn in Black Cove.  One night a man arrives with his sea chest and takes a ...