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13 July 2011
Macbeth a play by William Shakespeare
""Oxford Theatre Guild’s performance at Trinity College
gardens" "
By: A review by Nicholas Newman
Last night’s, Oxford’s Theatre Guild’s performance of Macbeth
was full of percussive bashing of swords and Shakespeare’s
magical language that made this two and a half hour performance
simply come alive!
Macbeth, who was played with passion by Peter Malin, is the man
who would be King of Scotland, who struggles with ambition,
doubt and his conscience as he takes the treacherous path to
kill King Duncan and many of his family and supporters.
Oddly enough, the machinations depicted in the play reminded me
of recent political coups in distant lands.
Setting the play in Trinity college gardens was simply magical;
it was much appreciated by the audience, the care Oxford
Theatre Guild, had taken in providing blankets and hot drinks
to keep out the summer evening chill.
The direction by James Reilly and Jessica Welch was
exceptional. However, the acting was superb and the work of the
backstage team was simply excellent. I especially appreciated
the makeup design by Becky Brown, and the dripping blood by
Cherry Mosteshar, it looked very realistic!
It is certainly something to see!
The play runs until 22 July 2011
http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/
www.oxfordtheatreguild.com
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