The Hairy Ape at The Old Vic

The Hairy Ape at the Old Vic

Yank stares at the large round Moon. It is the face of a man that looks down at him – an interior labourer – who shovels coal to keep his grand ocean liner afloat. Yank, then, heads to the zoo to face his inner “filthy beast” which his employer’s well-bred daughter had branded him. He scares and taunts another beast – a wary caged gorilla.

What we have here is a working class man violently rebelling against society and reflecting angrily on his social place in the world. In 1922 , when script writer Eugene O’Neill completed his play The Hairy Ape, it was a turning point for capitalism and socialism.

Click here for my review of The Hairy Ape on the LondonTheatre1 website

Theatre: Pants on Fire presents Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Pants on Fire presents Ovid’s Metamorphoses

The Metamorphoses – 250 stories collected in 15 books by the Roman writer Ovid – is a pinnacle piece of poetry that has influenced literature, theatre and art. Many art lovers have heard of the epic poem but haven’t had the chance to read it yet, however, after seeing Pants on Fire’s fantastic production there’s little reason to; most parts of the poem is covered in this colourfully diverse and charming production currently showing at The Pop-Up Palais in Earl Haig Hall. The London based theatre company first introduced its production of Ovid’s Metamorphoses at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010 which premiered in New York in 2011. (October 12th 2015)

Click here to read full review on LondonTheatre1.