Reader Reviews
Henry V (Arts Theatre, Cambridge)
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 | I was impressed by the amount of characterisation and comedy that Brendan O'Hea got from the part of Fluellen - all nervous bombast towards his equals and eager deference to the king. I think he'd be a great Malvolio. Overall a very good, well acted and fairly orthodox production with some interesting touches of originality: e.g. Canterbury and Ely on the crapper in the opening scene (nice!) and the slo-mo battle scene mime (not entirely effective, I thought). The house lights were on throughout, which I suppose was to recreate the sense of engagement with the audience that's characteristic of Globe performances. However, the Cambridge Arts Theatre isn't the Globe, and I found this a bit distracting. - Michael | 22 May 12 |
