Cymbeline

I was very impressed by the Cymbeline production we saw. The fact that they warped the play into a faery tale worked to its benefit. Without the "tale" element, I do not believe our disbelief would have been suspended so effectively. It also added a slightly creepy element to the play- especially right before the intermission where the woman and little girl open the book and "blood" spills from the book and drips down the little girl's white dress. It was absolutely amazing. And while I am on the subject of amazing the woman narrating who also played the doctor did a fantastic job- she spoke with such eloquence and the language flowed naturally. She tied the entire tale together and it was a very effective way of packaging the play. On a side note, the choreography, especially for the battle scene, was very well done. It held the audience's attention and solidified the feel of a faery tale.

However, on a less than positive note, the Posthumous was a little unfortunate which created a bump in the play. The older brother would have been a VERY nice Posthumous- he was someone that you look at and go "okay I get it". But the posthumous cast....not as much =(