Open air Shakespeare is always popular among theatre goers and this year the Progress Theatre returns to the open air with its annual Shakespeare production and our director Chris Bertrand’s vision of The Tempest. The Reading Abbey is now closed to the public, so our plans were in ruins (pun intended), but now they’ve been revived thanks to the lovely people at Caversham Court Gardens who will host our venture into the unknown world of a new venue.
In April The Tempest’s Stage Manager, Matthew Drury, was out in the glorious sunshine to photograph the cast’s rehearsal and had the following to say about the challenges a new venue brings to us…
“One of our biggest obstacles is getting power to light the stage. You don’t find a plug socket in the middle of a field, so you need to rethink many things you’d normally take for granted.” Though you may not think it, the lack of mod cons such as electricity has had a positive effect on the show. Forcing the director and ensemble cast to get creative and think outside the box. The show now features some wonderful elements of collaborative sound effects for the storm and costume design that uses the daylight to its full advantage. It’s going to be an inspirational piece, not to be missed.
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| One of Matthew's photos of the outdoor rehearsal |
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Coming up...
Enjoy by Alan Bennett 6th - 11th June 2011
Progress Youth Theatre Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas 4th - 11 July 2011
Open air production The Tempest by William Shakespeare 23rd - 30th July 2011
See Progress Theatre website for details of all our productions and auditions.
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