{"id":261,"date":"2017-07-02T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookwormandtheatremouse.co.uk\/?p=261"},"modified":"2017-07-02T20:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:03:43","slug":"vice-versa-the-royal-shakespeare-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bookwormandtheatremouse.co.uk\/?p=261","title":{"rendered":"Vice Versa – The Royal Shakespeare Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may have realised if you are a regular reader of this little blog, I am quite a fan of The RSC<\/a> and their work. Usually, it is all about their adaptations of Shakespeare, but recently I have decided I need to give some of their other work a chance (after all, ‘Wendy and Peter Pan’ and ‘Matilda’ are two of my favourite shows and they were brought to life by The RSC). So, when a friend asked if I fancied going to the theatre, I jumped at the chance to see ‘Vice Versa’. And, how can you say no to \u00a316 tickets?<\/p>\n

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Vice Versa has been created as part of the Rome Season (which sensibly includes ‘Julius Caesar<\/a>‘, ‘Antony and Cleopatra<\/a>‘, ‘Titus Andronicus’ and ‘Coriolanus’) and it is an absolute joy of comic theatre. I can say without reservation that we laughed from start to finish, and were rather delighted that, despite being set in Ancient Rome, it was in modern English.<\/p>\n

Vice Versa is ‘a new Roman comedy by Phil Porter, inspired by the plays of Plautus, and it is sheer comic genius. The cast, with their epic comic timing and clear enjoyment of being on the stage, bring this play to wonderfully raucous life for the audience. The tale is mainly told by Dexter, a slave, played by Sophia Nomvete (a wonderful comic actress) as the farce unfolds to ensure that the ever-so-vain General Braggadocio gets his just desserts after kidnapping Voluptua (played by Ellie Beaven – I slightly fan-girled at this, being of the generation of ‘The Wild House’ and ‘Down to Earth).<\/p>\n

The laughs just keep coming all the way through the play; it reminded me of the good old-fashioned comedy of the Carry On films, as there are some slightly cheeky jokes. However, it has also carefully observed the current world around us to make some very pertinent comments about the madness that is the world we live in.<\/p>\n

The musicians are also a brilliant part of this play, especially as several end up on the stage during a wonderful scene with the monkey (I’ll say no more…), as they provide the wonderful atmosphere and sound effects for the comedy that unfolds on stage.<\/p>\n

This is really one of the most feel-good productions I\u00a0have ever seen. Everyone involved is incredibly talented at bringing all the joy of theatrical comedy to the audience – the laughter was infectious in the theatre. I do not believe that anyone there did not leave without a huge smile on their face – because we certainly did.<\/p>\n

Vice Versa is playing at The Swan in Stratford-Upon-Avon until the 9th September<\/a>, so catch it if you can!<\/p>\n

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