Stoke On Trent

It's quite a long way from Exeter...again, the space was pretty amazing

Andover...

It has roundabouts, a ring road and The Lights is a rather nice arts centre.

I'm sure there'll be more to report tomorrow.

Darius to play Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind musical

Rhett Butler is a quintessential hero/man/legend...I just can't imagine any Scarlett O'Hara lowering her defenses and wanting to give herself up to Darius.

Theatre Visits

Friday night
Reverence - A site-sympathetic tale of Abelard and Heloise
An indoor promenade performance, at the site of the new Southwark Playhouse under London Bridge Station.

We donned cowls as students entering an order as God's representatives on Earth. We were taken around the dark, damp spaces spying on Abelard and Heloise and the people around them. Glorious production. Scary. Emotional. Wonderfully dark imagery.

www.goatandmonkey.co.uk

Monday night
The Bacchae by Euripides, a new version of The Bacchae by David Greig

Ok, it starts with Alan Cummings* arse on show...can it get any better? Oh yes, it can! It goes from outrageously camp musical to dark Greek tragedy and gets away with it. The god of dance and wine, Dionysus as indulgent transvestite unleashing uncontrollable female sexuality and cruelty was just wonderful.

www.lyric.co.uk

* I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Alan Cumming since he wrote and played Sebastian Flight in The High Life (Pif, paf pof!).