COMUS by John Milton Shakespeare’s Globe 2 November, 2016 SHOPPING AND F**KING by Mark Ravenhill Lyric Hammersmith Theatre 4 November, 2016 Carnal forces are at work in two separate theatre pieces, written over 350 years apart, and onstage this fall in London: 'Comus, A Masque in Honour of Chastity' (written by John Milton in 1634), and 'Shopping and F**king' (Mark Ravenhill, 1996). In excellent productions, both look at the different prisms through which we view sexual desire – as appetite, as trial, as commodity, and as power (both exchanged and withheld). ‘Comus, A Masque in Honour of Chastity' is a rare opportunity to
The Tempest: Flute Theatre Company @ Orange Tree Theatre 27 October 2016 It starts with a heartbeat. Sitting in a circle, on the floor of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, are seven teacher/artists, and Flute Theatre Artistic Director, Kelly Hunter. They are joined by a group of 8 young people, ages ranging from perhaps 11-22, and all the rest of us, audience, sitting in the seats of this small theatre in the round. Kelly Hunter starts the play by welcoming all to the production and performance, clapping her hand to her heart resonantly, smiling warmly, and repeating: 'Hel-Lo. Hel-Lo. Hel-Lo. Hel-Lo. Hel-Lo. Hel-Lo...' She guides the entire circle into the start of the aft
