February 25, 2012
Director Nizar Zuabi is setting The Comedy of Errors in a Mediterranean smugglers' town. In our version of Ephesus, the weather is hot, doors are always open, news travels fast, and trouble travels faster. Instead of what he calls the 'shame culture' of Britain, Nizar wants the play to be set in the 'honour culture' of the Middle East.
by Ankur Bahl
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February 20, 2012
During the run of Twelfth Night, Nick Day, who plays Sir Toby Belch, lost his trousers.
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February 8, 2012
We spent the last rehearsal of the day playing poker — a character improvisation led by Assistant Director Jamie Rocha.
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February 3, 2012
In rehearsals for The Tempest the cast was split into two groups: the Europeans and the Islanders. We were then asked to come up with a list of words we associated with our group.
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January 18, 2012
King George VI had Lionel Logue. We, at the RSC, have Michael Corbidge.
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January 6, 2012
Director David Farr began this week by hot-seating our characters for Twelfth Night. When placed in the proverbial 'hot seat,' each actor answered questions in character.
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December 19, 2011
On my first day at the RSC, I suppressed the over-friendly, over-smiley American that lives somewhere deep down inside me, and tried to act as I imagine any other London-based actor would.
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December 12, 2011
Ending a job, without knowing what's next, is crap. People say this uncertainty is great because it allows you to re-evaluate your priorities, re-fresh your batteries, and re-(insert verb) your (insert noun). They're lying. Truth: nobody likes being out of work.
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