We saw The Winter’s Tale live broadcast from
the Garrick theatre at the Sutton Cinema with Barbara and Deb. The show had Judi
Dench and Kenneth Branagh starring.
I had heard Kenneth Branagh interviewed a
day or two before on the radio and was intrigued by the concept of seeing a
live performance without having to go into London. It has been done for a while
now for both theatre and ballet and you often find some very talented actors
playing in major productions for a fraction of the price of being in the
theatre itself. I found the experience exceeded my expectations as the
advantage of the filming was that they could zoom in on the actors and always
had the key sequences perfectly framed. Deb thought that not being in the
actual theatre auditorium was a disadvantage. For me I would definitely do it
again. It was an interesting tale, not one of the bard’s most well-known
stories, and it was superbly acted with energy and passion (you could see the
tears on the actor’s faces).
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