TAMBURLAINE: till 29 October then to the Barbican.

TAMBURLAINE – Christopher Marlowe in a version by David Farr.
Bristol Old Vic until 29th October then at the Barbican Theatre, London as part of the Young Genius season.
Running Time: 3 hours.

Review by Stewart McGill, 13th October 2005.

This is great stuff: regenerating the art of storytelling.
In the interval of David Farr’s superb new Tamburlaine, I pondered on how Farr manages to be such a productive director, adapter, writer, Artistic Director of Lyric Hammersmith and pen the occasional episode of SpooksTamburlaine: Greg Hicks.
Usumcasane: Kolade Agboke.
Techelles: Stephen Kennedy.
Theridamus: Chuck Iwuji.
Zenocrate: Rachel Stirling.
Bajazeth: Jeffery Kissoon.
Mycetes/Callapine: Vinta Morgan.
Soldan/Oracanes: David Hounslow.
Cosroe/King of Jerusalem: Tim Chipping.
Almeda/Meander: Will Tacey.
Zabina: Ann Ogbomo.
Anippe/Olympia: Katy Stephens.
Ortygius: Robert Vernon.
Agydas/Calyphas: John Wark.
Basso/Celebinus: Ben Lambert.
Young Boy: Theo Cowan/Kieran Rowley.

Director: David Farr.
Designer: Ti Green.
Lighting: Neil Austin.
Sound: Jason Barnes.
Composer: Keith Clouston.

2005-10-14 10:13:36