Recently I have had a theatre packed weekend seeing three shows within four days - quite the task and all were very different form each other .
The weekend kicked of with the final performance of the Royal Opera Houses Frankenstein . It was a dark , sad and dramatic piece of dance with beautiful sequences and very gothic scenery and costumes. The story goes ...
Victor Frankenstein is sent away to university, away from his family and his closest friend Elizabeth. Just before he leaves, his mother dies in childbirth. Distraught, Victor throws himself into his studies, learning obsessively all that he can from his Professor. Fuelled by his experiments and in a desperate hope to find a way to bring his mother back, Victor works furiously, and eventually succeeds in giving life to non-living matter – but, horrified at what he has done, Victor abandons his Creation.
Six years later, Victor returns home. The Creature follows him and, watching Victor with his family from afar, longs to be accepted and loved as one of them. On the day of Victor’s wedding to Elizabeth, the Creature draws closer, enraptured by Elizabeth’s beauty. Victor discovers the Creature, who, in his panic, kills Elizabeth. In his grief, Victor takes his own life, leaving the Creature once again alone and abandoned, cradling his creator.
I really enjoyed this ballet and felt it was strongly danced and the story translated well to dance . Act three was my favourite with the creature tormenting Victor in the wedding dance and eventually everything fell apart . I only wish they showed more of the creatures story , he was a great dancer and I feel personally I would have had a better understanding of the creatures character if this had been shown .
Next up on Saturday was Dr Faustus starring Kit Harrington and Jenna Russell.
It follows the story of Faustus as he sells his soul o the devil , a demon Mephostophilis is sent to keep him company through this time and keep him on the dark path before he eventually goes down to hell for all eternity .
I liked how the play was set in a modern setting with the addition of devil themed songs playing as we took our seats and in the interval . I enjoyed the opening of Act 2 when Jenna Russell has a mini karaoke session to some songs - it was hilarious ! I also liked the portrayal of the seven deadly sins using one actor and seeing his takes on them was interesting . Although bizarre the production and Kit Harrington worked quite well - and seeing Kit Harrington's bum made it even better.
The last show I saw was Chicago on Monday at the Hawth , a touring production it tells the story of two murderesses search for fame in the 1920's . I love this show and the film - it is one of my favourite musicals ! I love the simplicity of the show and the fact the band are on stage with the cast as well . John Partridge mad a hilarious Billy Flynn , Sam bailey a strong Mamma Morton and the Roxy and Velma stole the show . This is always a show I can watch over and over again !
More soon with Aladdin the show in Lodon this weekend , ad a film review of Me Before you .
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