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Casting information for the first films in the S4K movie series will appear here in April 2010.
Casting is currently expected to commence during SUMMER 2010
| S4K Romeo/Tempest - Truro Preview (2) |
Party with the BardTHE story of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet is the most famous in the world. It's been retold in countless ways since Shakespeare first put his play on stage some 400 years ago. But never has it been told in the same fun-filled, rock and roll way which Shakespeare 4 Kidz promise. You can see it – and a fabulous version of The Tempest – when S4K rocks into Truro's Hall for Cornwall next week. S4K is an award-winning British theatre company which specialises in exciting, inventive adaptations of classic Shakespeare stories. It blends the most famous bits of original text with modern language, music, song and dance to create magical plays which are easy to understand. They are designed to be entertaining as well as educational, meaning that children as young as eight can enjoy them. And adults who have been put off Shakespeare because they remember boring lessons at school will find S4K's works shake up Shakespeare, find all the fun in them and tell the tales clearly and concisely. In the S4K version of Romeo and Juliet all the original ingredients are retained. The Montagues and the Capulets are proud Italian families – but great enemies. One night Romeo Montague and his friends decide to gatecrash the Capulet ball and that is where the couple fall head over heels in love. From then on it's a rollercoaster ride. Love and hate, laughter and tears, politics and religion, power and passion – S4K's Romeo and Juliet has got them all – and in a way everyone can understand and relate to. The show makes a perfect introduction to the play for people of all ages and a solid base for anyone wanting to go on to study it in greater depth. The show has a local angle as Tybalt is played by Truro actor Tommi Baxter-Hill, who is being tipped for big things in the industry. There are performances at the Hall for Cornwall on Monday, February 23, at 1.30pm and 7.30pm. And the next day S4K are on stage with The Tempest. This is thought by many scholars to be the last play entirely written by Shakespeare. Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, has been overthrown by his wicked brother and, after a shipwreck, ended up with his beautiful daughter Miranda on an enchanted Mediterranean island. Prospero is also a sorcerer and has spent his time on the island perfecting his magical arts. Eventually it is pay-back time and he gets the chance to wreak revenge on his brother. Shakespeare 4 Kidz' version of The Tempest introduces its audiences to a brave new world where they will find "such stuff as dreams are made on" and meet Prospero, Miranda, Ariel the spirit, Caliban the deformed slave, Trinculo and crazy jester and a whole lot more colourful characters. Performances of The Tempest are at 10am and 1.30pm on Tuesday, February 24. Box office: 01872 262466. And if you enjoy the show, look out for S4K's movie version of the story. The film goes into production in 2009. Click here to see the original story online at The Cornishman website |
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S4K ROMEO: "A first class production. The script, crafted by Julian Chenery and Matt Gimblett, with the aid of Shakespeare's original words, ensured the story was easy for the youngsters to follow and contained the right mix of plain English and Shakespearian verse." |
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