So we take to the road on Friday to perform at the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham.

Tech and dress runs went very well this weekend with many many giggles to accompany them. We had a great weekend and can't wait for the next - it's going to be an awesome experience.

So this week the cast are taking it easy with the typical production week run up of bits and bobs and avoiding pre-production flu ;) until we can Bring on the Bard once more! :)

Birmingham here we come...

With only one week to go until we take to the road again with our beloved Much Ado.

The boys are back in town :).

Got our tech and dress runs this weekend with the new cast and we cannot wait!

It's going to be a whirlwind of changes, chuckles and... Something else beginning with ch...?

Details for tickets for the show can be found on the crescent theatre website or via the link on our home/on your page.

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On day two of the 5 Song Shakespeare challenge;

The challenge is to describe the plot of a Shakespearean play using only five songs. They can be anything from anywhere and any genre - in that respect there are no rules to this game. The titles and the lyrics have to be contextually relevant, apart from that... All the world's a juke-box.

Challenge accepted!!


A Midsummer Night's Dream:

Song 1: Heartache Tonight - The Eagles

Song 2: The Changeling - The Doors

Song 3: I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick  or Little Donkey (Tough call ;) )

Song 4: Love Potion Number Nine - The Searchers

Song 5: It's A Kind Of Magic - Queen

Our first day of the 5 Song Shakespeare challenge;


The challenge is to describe the plot of a Shakespearean play using only five songs. They can be anything from anywhere and any genre - in that respect there are no rules to this game. The titles and the lyrics have to be contextually relevant, apart from that... All the world's a juke-box.

Challenge accepted!!


Twelfth Night:

Song 1: Something Like Olivia - John Mayer (http://t.co/nqhycsFA6l)

Song 2: 'I can make you a man' - Rocky Horror Picture Show? (http://t.co/BfPxdQ0IrJ)

Song 3: Dude looks like a lady - Areosmith (http://t.co/i7VVTZYUdI)

Song 4: Any One Of Us (stupid mistake) -Gareth Gates (http://t.co/QxqQEyKQBC)

Song 5: I'm A Believer - The Monkees (http://t.co/J9fkCTkjDJ)



And that's it this time round...

#5SongSpeare or #TwelfthNight and thus the story goes as follows...


Twelfth Night

(1) Duke: I keep thinking something like Olivia, Is what I need to find

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(2) Clown: (aside) Such an effort if she only knew of my plan...

(to Viola) In just seven days

I can make you a man.

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(3) Viola: (to the Duke) So never judge a book by its cover, Or who you gonna love by your lover?

Duke: (Aside) Love put me wise to her love in disguise.

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Viola: (to Olivia) Turn the other cheek dear. (Aside) 'He' was a lady...

(4) Olivia: I know I've been such a fool, Giving in to temptation, When I should've played it cool.

Viola: The situation got out of hand, I hope you understand.

Olivia: It can happen to any one of us, say you will forgive me. But I can't take my heart will break.

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Viola: I made a stupid mistake, A stupid mistake.

(5) Duke: I thought love was more or less a givin' thing, But the more I gave the less I got... Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer, Not a trace of doubt in my mind, I'm in love, I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried.



Good responses to the first.

Will be posting more soon!

Thanks to all those who got involved and made suggestions :D

Looking forward to meeting the guys again; Benedick, Claudio and the whole gang - we've missed you!

# We're going on a costume hunt... we're not scared! #

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have taken some time out to contemplate the next step in the investigation, it's all starting to get on top of them a bit, luckily Guildenstern has been very organised with the investigation board.... Just needs to stop bits falling off and losing their place.... Maybe that would help?

Ophelia holds her silence, Rosencrantz starts to lose her patience and Hamlet is left in a bit of a pickle.... 

Gertrude seems unmoved by the beautiful weather we are experiencing .
Guildenstern decided to go to the beach to gain some much needed perspective on the case.

Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship certainly send to be causing a lot of unrest.