#english theatre

[tina-aumont]

This photo is taken in 1978 and shows the actors and actresses from Roy Hart Theatre in Malerargues, the South of France, where the company moved in 1974.

In the bottom part of the stairs we can see a brunette with short hair and great smile who I'm positive it's María Montez II, however in this page (she is labeled with number 36) she is identifyed as Maria Mirren. Can it be possible she was married to a Mirren hence the change of surname?

Anyway, enjoy the photos, more will come very soon!!

[soircieres]

‘Our flesh is ferocious… our bodies will kill us… our bones will outlive us.’

— Patrick Marber, ‘Closer’ (1997)

[batnbreakfast]

@shippingsincebeforeyouwereborn asked me how my theatre night was and…

… it was okayish?

It was Romance in D at the English Theatre, a play about fortysomething apartment neighbours in Chicago, who strike up a friendship, who’s single parents fall in love with each other, and who end up a couple.

And while I could see the romance between the parents, the leads ending up a couple had me muttering “the straights aren’t alright” under my breath.

“Why?” you might ask.

Because at the end, after +2 hours of absolutely no romantic tension between them, he kisses her (without asking for consent, but I can let that slide because the consent concept has yet to be fully integrated in romance writing), to which she reacts with “I THOUGHT YOU WERE GAY?!?!?”.

His astonished “Why would you think that?” had her list things like “You drink tea!” (Breaking News: UK population mostly queer, PG Tips denying all responsibility, more at ten.), “You take care of your appearance.” [redacted], and other gems.

One can clearly see that she hasn’t figured him in as a potential partner (and that she should have a long, hard look at her prejudices), especially because she’s still distressed by her ex-husband asking her for a divorce the evening right before this scene.

He’s upset, thinks himself a fool for falling in love and kissing her (I’d vote yes on that), but after roughly ten minutes of things happening, she ends up saying something in the vein of:

“Well, now that you kissed me, and you turned out to actually be straight, I think we should give it a go and enter a relationship.”

And I was like *pained bat sounds*.

The straights sure aren’t alright. At least these straights.

[post-crucifixion]

the day contemporary theatre peaked with the passive aggressive gay play

[thedrawingduke]

I realized I never posted these here on tumblr! 2020 did unspeakable things to my mind and body…I staggered away from lockdown with a whole pitch of how I would make an animated Cats adaptation. I got the whole thing up here *taps skull*—it would be Very Good. I can’t think about it too much lest I awaken my sleeping obsession…still want to finish Old Deut and Macavity one of these days.

Fun fact: The term "Jellicle Cat" is actually the cats’ mishearing of the term "Dear Little Cat" (this gives me much joy)

@thedrawingduke on Instagram

[ancientsstudies]

[silverystardustt]

At its core, every piece of media we ever have consumed and ever will consume — whether it’s art, music, books, movies — is fundamentally about love, or the lack of it.

it’s an inescapable facet of human life. it could be about the love you have for people in your life, or how much you hate your job, or love your city, but the love is always there.

[welcometogrouchland]

I understand that literature nerd Jason Todd is kind of overblown in fanon compared to it's actual presence in canon (a few issues during his pre (and post?)crisis Robin tenure that highlight it) BUT consider that I think it's hilarious if the unhinged gun toting criminal has strong opinions on poetry

[placeofwonder]

lately: enjoyed my beautiful town in the sun and reviewed two plays for the student magazine, which is a great outlet for the part of my brain that wishes I was still studying humanities

[science-lings]

AU where Phoenix is a drama teacher and Edgeworth is an English teacher and they’re both really weird about Shakespeare

Or

drama teacher!Phoenix and dance teacher! Edgeworth have to work together for a high school play without trying to kill each other (it gets real fuckin close)

[lunarparacosm]

romeo and juliet.

[strawberryshortpace]

I don’t know what theater kid needs to hear it, but making a mistake (or multiple) on stage is not the end of the world and you don’t suck for it

Brought to you by the fact that today I saw Jeremy Jordan drop something on stage, break character mid song to go ‘woops’, and stumble over multiple lines in an official Broadway Production

[jamesfrain]

Freya Mavor as Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl | Chichester Festival Theatre 2024

[burningvelvet]

"But Grief should be the Instructor of the wise;

Sorrow is Knowledge: they who know the most

Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth,

The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life."

— Lord Byron, Manfred (1817)

[a-freemaniac]

I'm still here because you wonderful people encouraged me to do so.

But for a while, I'll just enjoy myself and post what makes me incredibly happy at the moment.

And the sassy silver King is making me happy.

Special thanks to these great accounts ❤️❤️

@free-martinis @safedistancefrombeingsmart @martin-freeman-in-glasses @martinfreemanseyebags @martinmotherfckingfreeman @whatnext2020 @martinfreemanspotter @martinfreeman

@lovesmartarse @mjcfreeman @johnspillow

[wronghands1]