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 production

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