Wordsmith's Lament

Wordsmith's Lament (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0274593746. Details of all Wordsmith's Lament archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1131211265

Archive Listings

27 Feb 01
to
24 Mar 01

Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Details

Three plays, three directors, three styles: one evening charting the progress of the writing of a play through to rehearsal and finally into performance. Cleverly interlinked this satirical comedy examines the deconstruction of theatre and theatrical practices in today's artistic environment.

Cast/Performers

Sam Talbot, Martin Carroll, Philip Bosworth, Victoria Burnham, Mike Burnside

Creatives/Company

Author: Billy Woods
Producer: Alexander Holt (for [Tenth Planet])
Director(s): Emily Blacksell, Alexander Holt, Alex Scrivenor
Design: Katy Tuxford

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 10Mar01:
A witty feast for theatrical pundits with sombre undertones and hysterical madcap antics. The first piece in the trilogy seems to miss the point and the director has made odd choices, the second and third are amazingly funny and dark in their humour. With a major reworking of the first piece I would be interested to see how this fared in a more prominent venue. Paul Henderson

User Reviews

USER: UK Theatre Web (10Mar01): A witty feast for theatrical pundits with sombre undertones and hysterical madcap antics. The first piece in the trilogy seems to miss the point and the director has made odd choices, the second and third are amazingly funny and dark in their humour. With a major reworking of the first piece I would be interested to see how this fared in a more prominent venue. Paul Henderson

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