Reader Reviews
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Open Air Theatre, West End)
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 | Delicious nonsense. Valentine yelled too much and was a bit wooden but Proteus was superb and fully convincing with his inner turmoil. A lovely production with a compelling pace. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (193.118.203.3) | 16 Jul 03 |
| The set was made up of Italianesque houses on large poles representing the towns and a large bench in the middle of the stage. The acting was good to very good, if occasionally a bit old fashioned or hammy in the deliverance by Nick Fletcher as Proteus, and Valentine was more convincingly played by Nicholas Burns and a not too beautiful Silvia in the charming (as Sylvia I suppose) Ms Issy Von Randwyck. The star of the show for me was not the dog scene (very funny indeed with Ian Talbot as the servant Launce and his dog) but the scenes between Julia (Phillipa Peak) who loves Proteus and her servant, the plan to dress as a page had me in stitches, really beautifully done. I must also comment John Hodgkinson as Speed, Valentine’s servant, some lovely deliveries of old jokes. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (82.35.56.7) | 06 Jun 03 |
