The Tempest – Hope Theatre

Prospero, a type of sorcerer, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. He orchestrates a storm – “the tempest” – to cause a shipwreck. Amongst the passengers on the ship are Prospero’s sister and the King and Prince of Naples. As the sister, Antonia, has done Prospero wrong in the past, he stages a […]

A Street Car Named Desire – The Pack and Carraige

Hot and sticky New Orleans is brought to life in the hot and sticky Pack and Carriage for this rendition of Tennessee Williams’ A Street Car Named Desire. Frantic, fragile and quite strenuous Blanche comes to see her sister Stella for an extended visit. Stella’s husband however, the brisk Stanley, has little to no interest […]

To Kill A Mockingbird – Barbican

To Kill A Mockingbird is based on the 1960 book by Harper Lee. Set in 1930’s rural Alabama, where black people are still slaves and life is quiet and simple in small American towns. Told through the eyes of the children, Scout and Jem spend their days walking the streets and hunting down the mysterious […]